Beaming, he stood to acknowledge the much-deserved tribute.
Victor Dzau, the academy's president, stood to acknowledge several of the scientists in the room.
Mr Remsburg, who was watching the speech from his seat next to the First Lady, stood to acknowledge the applause and waved, a gesture that made much of what had gone before seem trivial.Given that he often seems at his most comfortable in front of a large crowd, the president's reticence requires some explaining.
At one point, Sisi gives thanks to Jifri's religious moderation, and Jifri stands to acknowledge his thanks.
For a start, it is not permitted as they stand there to acknowledge the self-consciousness of the event, or its overbearing irony: from just up the street, they can hear the tramping and tribal drums of the peacemongers.
He stood, as if to acknowledge the inspector's attentions, but didn't glance upward, possibly not wishing to incur rebuke, or perhaps he had merely grown incurious about what were, for him, routine operations.
When will politicians have the courage to stand up, acknowledge this fact and stop allowing young minority men to be collateral damage?
During the ovation that followed, the musicians studiously avoided applauding or tapping their bows on the music stands, typically the way to acknowledge a conductor they respect.
But I'd welcome everybody to stand and acknowledge these extraordinary men and women".
But, they acknowledge, Biopreparat stands to earn a share of the profits if the company's sale of high-quality medicines succeeds.
They don't want to stand behind anyone else, or to acknowledge wanting something that can't immediately be had.
