Sentence examples for stand to lay from inspiring English sources

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At the trial, during which the prosecutor described the heist as "the crime of the century," Stewart was put on the stand to lay out the job in detail.

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No one wants a cop on the stand to lie about a defendant he "knows" is guilty.

Instead, I am writing to give a brief update on where the ongoing crisis in Flint stands, and to lay out why I think our new president may be capable of creating a new narrative for Flint residents.

Finally, the judges will choose one stand-out startup to lay claim to the Startup Battlefield MENA 2018 crown, a US$25,000 no-equity cash prize and a trip for two to Disrupt San Francisco in 2019 — where they get to compete in that Startup Battlefield (assuming the company still qualifies to compete at the time).

Most, however, stood in line to lay their flowers down, getting soaked to the bone in order to pay their respects.

But, you can actually slide the Cintiq 22HD off its stand, should you want to lay it in your lap for comfort's sake, though you'd better have a pretty wide and accommodating lap to use it this way.

On the other a family stood amid the devastation to lay candles for a missing loved one.

From here, head down the main thoroughfare of Krakowskie Przedmiescie, past the Neoclassical Presidential Palace (10) and swerving off to the right for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (11) where an eternal flame burns, soldiers stand guard and dignitaries come to lay wreaths.

ALBANY — Joel I. Klein, the New York City schools chancellor, pleaded with state lawmakers on Wednesday to reduce proposed budget cuts and to give the city more flexibility in how state aid is spent, saying that as things stand, the schools could have to lay off 15,000 employees, many of them teachers, next year.

(Apparently, "to stand under" and "to lie under" are equally good metaphorical descriptions of the relations a thing bears to its qualities and accidents).

Policemen search his house without a warrant; when the prosecution produces a man who claims to have heard Kamble sing the inflammatory song about sewer cleaners, Vora exposes him to be a stock witness who has taken the stand in several cases to lie in support of the police.

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