Sentence examples for stood such as from inspiring English sources

Some of those who stood, such as Malek Boutih, a prominent Socialist and former head of SOS Racisme, or Jeanette Bougrab, for Mr Sarkozy's UMP, were given unwinnable constituencies.

There are many remnants of houses and other buildings, and there are also markers indicating where some buildings once stood, such as the Elk Horn Saloon.

The Prince, of course, is in a position to take bold and often laudable stands – such as his campaign to save the hutongs of Beijing.

While the show sometimes mounts discussions that place more weight on a subject than it can stand – such as Tuesday's embarrassing chat about the anti-gentrification attack on the cereal café in East London – the dominant note is properly seminarish.

CBM-CFS3 simulations require information specific to each forest stand, such as age, dominant species, productivity level, and growth information.

And as a child of the 1980s, who lived through the rise and fall of political correctness, I'm well aware how stands such as this can lead to neo-Puritan witch-hunts.

Find a safe place to stand, such as through a window or from a ladder and use a hot water jet to cut into sections of the ice.

Stands such as these, he said, have given him and the diocese a liberal label.

The best defense against the unknown is to make stands such as this one in the lush Santa Cruz Mountains more resilient.

Writer points out the different kinds of stands, such as the minimal classic Down Home, the Venetian, the Greco-Gothic, and the Patriotic Rhubarb.

You may also want to buy a stand, such as Apple's $30 iPad 2 dock, or you can help fund development of this $20 stand.