Sentence examples for stood as much from inspiring English sources

It has stood as much for tolerance as faith in a community where the former is in high demand.

(Buying time, perhaps? Hatto would be dead within two months. Delusional grandiosity? Pathological duplicity?) He stood as much chance of reassembling "members of the original National Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra" as he did of producing, in the flesh, Wilhelm Havagesse.

Among these species, individuals ranged in size from that of a turkey to larger than that of an ostrich; some stood as much as 3 metres (10 feet) high.

You stand as much of a chance as them.

As things stand, as much as 30% of the chocolates aren't really wanted.

Smaller groups, with strong local links, need to stand as much of a chance of success as bigger organisations".

A principled anti-corporatist, pro-working-class agenda stands as much chance in the GOP as a principled anti-public-sector-union stance in the Democratic Party.

The flowers of the sacred lotus, which stand as much as 1.8 m above the water, are pink or rose-coloured and fragrant.

Oh, he might be taller and stronger and thicker in the shoulders, playing games at school and all, but he can't stand as much.

Of course, you stand as much of a chance of finding a public toilet here as Al Sharpton does becoming a regular on Fox News.

But she stands as much chance of winning a seat as a camel has of passing through the eye of a needle.