Sentence examples for were standing for from inspiring English sources
God is considered almost as if he were standing for election.
It was uncharted territory: the public neither knew what the job entailed nor which candidates were standing for what policies.
"When we were standing for praying they were walking very slowly to not disturb us," he said.
As the Football Association chairman, Greg Dyke, remarked after Uefa's Congress meeting, if Blatter were standing for election again, he would probably win.
During the election campaign, Khan warned Labour MPs who had already announced they were standing for mayor not to put personal ambition before the party.
"I saw all these kids out there on Elm Street, chanting," Ms. Barrow said, "and I asked them what they were standing for.
We're standing for "God Bless America".
Mr Fico is standing for re-election.
They have been standing for several hours.
He will be standing for election".
Bosse said: "We are standing for human rights, we are standing for dignity and we are standing for those who don't have a voice".
