Sentence examples for language stood from inspiring English sources

Although the language stood for only one year, it drew the ire of abortion rights advocates.

To the later classical writers of the 19th century, Pushkin, the creator of the Russian literary language, stood as the cornerstone of Russian literature, in Maksim Gorky's words, "the beginning of beginnings".

Scottish government ministers were also pleased that the number of residents saying they could speak or understand Scots – regarded by the government as a distinct language – stood at 1.5 million.

Not since Clint Eastwood's Letters from Iwo Jima, shot almost entirely in Japanese, was nominated in 2007 and Ang Lee's action-packed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in 2001 has a work in another language stood as an equal next to the best of English language cinematic storytelling.

The English language stands as a monumental contradiction of the tyrannical modern mythology of individual creativity.

And as in many cultural histories, there are places where dense language stands in for proper argument.

Trump's unrestrained language stands in sharp contrast with the stance adopted by President Obama over the past eight years.

Using the occasional cliché isn't a mortal sin; still, in the demanding confines of the short story, generic language stands out.

The first sound of the language's name is similar to the click that English-speakers use to urge on a horse.For sound complexity, one language stands out.

Mauled by prurient biographers and television documentarists, the most successful composer of operas in the English language stands accused of paedophilia, pro-Sovietism and disloyalty to friends, whom he referred to as "corpses" after they were dumped.

Walcott's latest book, White Egrets (Faber, £12.99) – "in these exquisitely poised and potent poems, language stands as the thinnest possible lens between the poet and the world," wrote our reviewer – didn't make the shortlist.