Sentence examples for stand as something from inspiring English sources

A president's budget, with tens of thousands of line items for expenditures and revenues projected years ahead, must stand as something of a historical record of the fiscal moment, regardless of what Congress does with many of the particulars.

In a city, spectacular architecture has the opposite effect — it can stand as something that everyone has in common, for all to visit, remark on, feel like they own in part.

"I hope that the personal risk I have taken in doing this can stand as something positive in a town eager to establish itself as a cultural destination.

Announcing a cheque had been hidden he said: "I hope that the personal risk I have taken in doing this can stand as something positive in a town eager to establish itself as a cultural destination".

At the moment, then, Tesla's new batteries stand as something of a proof of concept.

It's described on IMDB as a film in which "space and time are intertwined into a surreal, dream-like journey," and for Weberg, it comes to stand as something between a memoir and a career retrospective, fused with the energy of a fever dream.

No one is blaming him for "Pretty Woman," which stands as something of a landmark.

The London club had stood as something of a cautionary tale to Newcastle.

FOR more than a century, the monument has stood as something of a guardian to New Haven.

For years, Didion has stood as something of a literary beacon, guiding other writers through the chancy straits of narrative reporting.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was a rare blockbuster role for the arthouse heroine, but nevertheless stands as something of a signature role.