As in most allegories, the action of the narrative "stands for" something not explicitly stated.
As of late, it stands for something not very far from plain old rubbish.
Acta Neuropathologica stands for something like "Roman Files of Neuropathology".
From the moment your partner conceives, you stand outside of something that is happening primarily to her.
Plus Kerry made the mistake of just running against George W Bush. Until the Democrats stand for something instead of just against, we'll benefit".
Marching along the edge of a railway line in Gospel Oak, with the strong vertical rhythm of a traditional terrace of London townhouses, the first phase of the Bacton Estate redevelopment stands as something of a miracle in a climate when new-build council housing has seemed impossible for so long.
This type of memory, known as flash, stands as something of a commodity in the technology world.
As an informed observer of the scene on either side of the ocean, Noseda accepts that the American sport stands at something of a crossroads entering 2012.
No one is blaming him for "Pretty Woman," which stands as something of a landmark.
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.
Since then, he has lavished vast funds on pet projects such as the building of opulent Buddhist temples and, connected with his presidency of Fide, the construction of a Chess City in Kalmykia that hosted the chess Olympics in 1998, but now stands as something of a folly.
