Sentence examples for opportunity stood from inspiring English sources

But the FA announced this afternoon the decision to punish Derry for denying a goalscoring opportunity stood, as did his one-match ban.

On a recent morning, Cooper's vehicle, the rover named Opportunity, stood parked on the downward slope of a crater the size of a football field.

"Through his leadership, he guided the world into a new era of politics in which black and white, developing and developed, north and south, despite all the huge differences in wealth and opportunity, stood for the first time together on equal terms".

To Democrats and some campaign finance watchdogs eager to force more transparency in spending by independent groups, Hope, Growth and Opportunity stands out as the kind of "pop-up" organization that operates in virtual secrecy, with legal impunity.

Most educators and test producers have been studying the issues, and no clear-cut reason other than differences in educational opportunity stands out as the major factor that produces the gap.

Its monthly index of job opportunities stood 28 per cent higher than a year ago.

That means recruiters have to make their opportunities stand out to potential applicants.

Although building will continue to be a mainstay of the Li thrust in China, under the direction of his elder son, Victor, the patriarch has a surprising answer when asked what future opportunities stand out: pharmaceuticals.

Opportunities stand out that can make a difference in reaching goals.

"Our mission is to understand where women and girls are in the world, where their rights and opportunities stand and where there has been real progress," Chelsea explained.

Automakers who view CAFE not as a headache but as an opportunity stand to make big gains.