Sentence examples for made a stance from inspiring English sources
Probably the world's largest-ever rock group, Artists United Against Apartheid, made a stance against South Africa's policy of paying outrageous sums to northern hemisphere performers in order to legitimise its apartheid system in the face of its international pariahdom.
It is not the first time the Super Eagles have made a stance over money - last year they arrived late for the Confederations Cup in Brazil.
"But this club has made a stance regarding short-term loans so we are looking to bring someone in possibly until January.
"(Former Celtic manager) Martin O'Neill made a stance against it in 2005 and got shot down by a lot of people in the media.
You knew you were making a stance.
Sometimes you have to make a stance.
"I think maybe the stand-up, making a stance, telling everybody to shut up and we're going to go about our business, maybe that was more important.
I get that attitude from my mum's side – if I've been done wrong then I'll make a stance.
It's not a new thematic exhibition, but I think I can have a view that will make a stance: mainly, connecting artworks that are in the collection with work by architects.
Craig Murray, who became a human rights campaigner after being sacked as Britain's ambassador to Uzbekistan for making a stance against torture, is to stand in the North Norwich byelection as an anti-sleaze candidate.
