Sentence examples for standing in common from inspiring English sources

The privilege didn't recover its standing in common law until the 19th century, when American courts began to recognize it as a basic component of religious freedom.

With the Writ of Quominus, which allowed the Exchequer to look at "common" cases between subject and subject, this discretionary area was significantly expanded, and it soon regained its standing in common law matters.

Such schools would educate all children together, "in common," regardless of their background, religion, or social standing.

The Scottish Conservatives rejected Sturgeon's legitimacy proposition out of hand, insisting that British voters were electing 650 MPs with equal standing in the Commons, regardless of which part of the UK they came from.

Standing in the Commons last week, William Hague denied he wanted to "trawl the contents of people's phone calls" and said every intercept had to be personally signed by him.

So we meet a matronly proponent of anarchy, a disciple of Marx, a beleaguered French president on the run, a cloistered bourgeois shopkeeper, assorted soldiers, a rabble-rousing pamphleteer and — standing in for the common folk, receiving their first taste of power — a baker and his wife (warmly portrayed by Daniel Jenkins and Aysan Celik).

And the business case is compelling: with rail standing – the safe standing model common in Germany – clubs can accommodate 1.8 fans standing for every one sitting, so they have an opportunity to lower ticket prices but increase revenues through extra incidental spend.

Powerful stuff: Adultery (the chapter, "Something in Common"), therapy ("Standing Appointment"), cosmetic surgery ("Inland"), postpartum depression and a lot of interesting sexuality.

We're not going to get out of this crisis with petty regulations standing in the way of common sense and solidarity.

Or it might be that disappointing husband or long-standing partner that you have in common.

The majority of new Tory candidates standing in the election have more in common with John Redwood than they do with Ken Clarke.