• The Ambassador stood up and gestured to his secretary who also stood.
• Fred laughed wildly as he stood up.
• Gornyo stood up and sort of shuffled over to stand next to Kya.

Synonyms

• He walked up to the door of the house, opened it, and stood aside for the others to enter first.
• Alison stood aside and let him in.
• Please stand aside so I can serve the next guest.

• When starting to use this type of corkscrew, it is best to stand the bottle on the table.
• An easy way to steam asparagus if you don't have a proper steamer is to tie the stalks together with string, stand them upright in a pan and cover with a loose foil dome.
• Put it on your kitchen draining board with one end trailing into a water-filled sink and stand your plants upon it.

Synonyms

• The walls of the structure were still standing, but not very stable.
• Not a recognizable building remained standing, although one could quite easily be buried.
• Often a reader is not told if a given structure is still standing or who a particular person or family was.

• Sir Donald Bradman's records still stand, especially his unsurpassed total of 5,028 runs in Ashes contests.
• Four of her UK records still stand more than 20 years since she retired.
• He finally makes it to Bonneville and sets a world speed record that stands even today.

Synonyms

• We found a bus standing behind the Vatican in the shade that we hoped would take us to the central station.
• Someone had noticed his car standing outside the village when we arrived, so we knew that he must be somewhere about the place.
• Television footage showed buses standing near the plane, and later taking the people away.

• It doesn't have any water standing there now, because most of the time it's dry at the surface.
• Bottomland forest grows where the elevation is slightly higher and water stands only some of the time.
• But first consider what is happening, and why the water is standing where it is.

• Let the cake stand a few hours, preferably overnight to cool before unmoulding.
• Turn down the heat and simmer gently for five minutes, then remove from the heat and allow to stand and infuse for at least 30 minutes.
• Leave the meat to stand in a warm place covered with foil.

• The large ship had stood away as its smaller companions charged in to attack.
• The ship was standing out to sea from Southampton.
• The wind had been westerly since the preceding noon, and at the time we saw the land, the ship was standing to the NW.

• I think it's done nothing to clarify where they stand specifically on the issues.
• Where do you stand on this issue?
• How one defines a clone seems to depend on to which side of the issue one stands.

• He stands around the average height for a boy his age and a little above the average weight.
• He stood about the same height as Ben, maybe an inch shorter, and was dressed in black track shorts and a black tee.
• The biggest stone in the cove stood twice the height of a man and must have weighed several tens of tons.

• Although crime stands at a low level in the district, pockets of unacceptable behaviour are springing up.
• It now stands at 5.07 million and is forecast to fall below five million by the end of the decade.
• The number of the infected in the region was reported to stand at between one and two million.

• All members of the community stand to benefit by creating a thriving rural environment.
• Look how much we stand to win!
• He stood to gain millions through his law firm.

• In modern warfare a small tank unit may be positioned to protect and stand post for other tank units while the crews sleep or prepare for renewed fighting.
• The third, who had stood watch, rested on the outer edge of the camp; he had just nodded off.
• Plainclothes security men stand guard in the dust-caked street outside.

• I think it's more likely that he'll stand at stud next year.
• No announcement has been made where the five relocated stallions will stand next year.

• I've never been able to stand seeing girls cry.
• I wouldn't be able to stand looking at her face everyday after what she did to you… and me.
• I wouldn't be able to stand the thirst during the hot day when I have to drag my cart around.

Synonyms

• I was there to take a stand against a global system that increasingly places more value on economic progress than on human and ecological welfare.
• For me, to honor my heritage as I was raised to understand it, I am obligated to take a stand against what I know to be wrong.
• The British Printing Industries Federation is the first to take a stand against the practice.

Synonyms

• Were the troops to make such a last stand, they could tie down American forces scheduled for transfer to the Pacific war.
• He had lost both legs in a final stand against a combined force of Cuban and Angolan troops.
• In late 1911 about 800 Moros fled to the old battleground of Bud Dajo to make a stand.

• The new pair at the crease were Darren Stevens and Michael Walker and they did well, sharing an unbeaten stand of 116 by the close.
• England's captain and vice-captain shared a stand of 124 in what could yet turn out to be the decisive passage of play.
• The match-winning stand, however, came between John Sadler and Paul Nixon, as they added 84 for the sixth wicket.

• At one end of the market, a few stands sold a variety of local spices, sauces, tea and jams.
• He said his ice-cream stand will have sold more than 5,000 cones by the end of the three-day festival.
• The event will kick off at 9.30 am and at 4pm roads in the town centre will be closed to allow market stands and crowds to overflow into the streets.

Synonyms

• Cheered to the rafters as he briefly appeared on the conference stage and glowingly welcomed as he toured the exhibition stands, the former leader took all before him.
• As duty officer he was manning an exhibition stand and casting an eye over some display boards when a familiar name caught his eye.
• Upfront Exhibitions was set up to fill a need for the design and construction of trade stands, exhibition, stage sets and props.

• A jazz band was on the stand.
• Dancers could be sure of a pleasant tuneful evening when his orchestra was on the stand.

• Bus drivers had been told on Friday they could no longer wait at stands between picking up and dropping off passengers.
• Thanks to the new-age look being modelled for six of the city's busiest bus stands, waiting for a bus could well become the most exciting part of the journey.
• The plight of passengers at bus stands is much worse.

Synonyms

• Edwards called his witness to the stand.
• He was given to walking around the courtroom before stopping abruptly to bellow questions at the witness in the stand.
• Prosecutors don't want to put her on the stand without corroboration, because her bias is so evident.

• where there is a tendency for a double tide the stand may last for several hours even with a large range of tide.
• Much water was sequestered in glaciers and sea level was about 100 m below its present stand.

• Where there is a tendency for a double tide the stand may last for several hours even with a large range of tide.
• This suggests that the lower areas were flooded prior to 1760 and, thus, that the high stand at 631m occurred some time between 1650 and 1750 AD.

• After the Saturday opening date, the show moved to Elkton, Maryland, for its first stand of the tour.
• The show's last stand will be at the Dallas Museum of Art.