Sentence examples for significant stands from inspiring English sources

There are significant stands of other timber on Erromango, primarily kauri pine and assorted hardwoods that are harvested by foreign logging companies.

The park has significant stands of pink gums (Eucalyptus fasciculosa) and long-leafed box (Eucalyptus goniocalyx).

It came during his second significant stand of the innings.

Bog turtles found here are a federally threatened species, and the most significant stand of holly on the East Coast is found at Sandy Hook.

It might not seem much, but in the risk-averse arena of modern sports stars it amounted to a significant stand.

The significant stand of pines that would have gone largely unnoticed the night before, adds a much needed calm to the view.

"This step recognizes the size, importance and enormous potential these divisions represent as significant stand-alone businesses," Steven S. Reinemund, the president and chief operating officer, said in a statement.

Haiti's forests have been decimated over centuries and the solenodon survives only in the Massif de la Hotte region, the impoverished nation's last significant stand of cloud forest.

In May last year, this was the site of the anti-CSG movement's most significant stand, and most significant victory, and a dawning sense that an unlikely group of farmers, locals, Aboriginal elders and activists could win against a mining company with political support.

Kallis, 37, playing in his 156th Test, recorded his fourth hundred of the year in the next over and shared another significant stand of 90 with AB De Villiers before he was caught in the gully in the fourth over after lunch.

Strauss and Cook had become the first England pair to open together in 100 Test innings - and fourth overall - but the departure of the skipper, who has now made only 292 runs in his last 13 innings, meant that they could not celebrate the landmark with a significant stand.