Sentence examples for needed to stand for from inspiring English sources

"We needed to stand for something".

On 15 June, two hours after Jeremy Corbyn had secured the 35th nomination needed to stand for the Labour party leadership, he told me why he had stood.

Mr Hunt withdrew from the contest on May 20th, having struggled to obtain the 35 nominations needed to stand for the leadership (together Mr Burnham and Ms Cooper are said to have about 150).Once nominations close on June 15th the unions will use the remaining three months of the contest to sign up as many of their members as "affiliated supporters" (eligible to vote) as possible.

Labour needed to stand for Scotland and to offer progressive politics.

He wanted, needed, to "stand for something bigger than myself".

It needs to stand for something.

They need to stand for something more than empty slogans.

I prepare a bath of water and sodium alginate, which needs to stand for 24 hours.

But as we go global we need to stand for more important issues internationally.

If you're going to build a brand online you really need to stand for something.

That's the last thing the History Channel needs to stand for.