The phrase "stand as a model" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It means to serve as an example or to be seen as a role model. Example: The successful team's dedication and hard work will stand as a model for future generations of athletes.
It could stand as a model for other cities.
Or someone whose actions stand as a model and an inspiration specifically for gay people?
His strong sense of caring and spirit of giving stand as a model of dedication to the mission of the Institute and the older adults we serve.
So foreigners are watching closely, hoping that despite what they consider the hypocrisies and inconsistencies, the nation they once imagined would stand as a model for the future will, with greater sensitivity and less force, help solve the world's problems.
Both Mr. Goldin and the owners of Heath say they hope what they have achieved will stand as a model for other small- and medium-size businesses facing the critical question of whether to locate production locally or in low-cost offshore sites.
In an interview last week, Mr. Trippi, who was replaced as campaign manager last month, maintained that the power of incumbency, the party establishment and money remain stacked so strongly against insurgents that Dr. Dean's ability to rise as far as he did will stand as a model to follow.
For me, self-governed community of about 60 homeless people in Portland, Oregon stands as a unique model that we can solve homelessness, and also a slap in the face to homeless services that we were not able to help these people.
North Carolina once stood as a model for desegregation, just as it stood as a model for voter access.
Potato and cod tortelli in a sauce of tomato, butter and sage stands as a model.
Miller and his successors, Donald Fehr and Michael Weiner, created a union that stands as a model.
After years of ongoing restoration and preservation projects, Muscoot stands as a model of an early 20th-century farm.
