Sentence examples for mission of standing from inspiring English sources

Michel Platini's decision not to take on the unwinnable mission of standing against Sepp Blatter for the presidency of Fifa is not so much a bombshell as a deflating squib of confirmation.

Soldiers in B and other units said they now had a role for which they were not trained, with more down time, limited movement outside the base and missions that often consisted of standing around while their officers exchanged notes with Iraqi counterparts.

The Problem of "Standing".

Mr. Mata was accused of standing guard.

Any form of standing still is deadly.

The issue of standing also loomed large.

Get rid of standing water.

Remove the possibility of standing water immediately.

The evening was a celebration of the political philosopher Michael Walzer, 78, the magazine's recently retired longtime co-editor, who gave an elegiac speech that summed up the magazine's mission as standing "on the side of the excluded".

From the highway, you can see the white mission standing out in the open desert.

"This drone is very important for reconnaissance missions," Khamenei said, standing in front of the Iranian copy of the American aircraft.