Sentence examples for of standing for from inspiring English sources
"I have no intention of standing for the Commons".
Naturally I thought of standing for the council.
That could ruin Platini's chances of standing for president.
The judge replied with a letter accusing the Zapatista leader of standing for "false rebellion, violence, lies, ignorance".
The broadcaster first mooted the idea of standing for parliament in May, in the wake of the MPs' expenses scandal.
By that point, the tradition of standing for the anthem — the one that Kaepernick powerfully opposed — had emerged.
Of those standing for the first time, 68% of constituency and 52% of list candidates are women.
The Twitter account of Harry Perry, standing for Ukip in Offerton, is a stream of Islamophobic and homophobic abuse.
"It's a true show of women standing for women".
The phrase "compulsory routine" aptly describes the current tradition of athletes standing for the national anthem.
During that time, she drew local attention as a co-founder of the Standing for Truth About Radiation Foundation, known as the STAR Foundation.
