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Sentence Examples Now, while I stand by each and every one of my choices, right now, I'd settle for someone who knows how to make tabbouleh, and doesn't snore. We will not stand by silently watching the destruction of the country and the people. But you have to ask yourself, if it actually comes to blows politically, internally, is the United States going to stand by and watch that? I could not just stand by and let some things go unchallenged, and because I challenged them, the atmosphere changed. Some of them sound okay, some sound naff, but they're mine and I stand by them. It is best to be up front and acknowledge to the person that we do not know what to say but that we want to stand by them just the same. I stand by the comment as a broad generalisation, and I justify it on more than grounds of narrow personal prejudice. They both heard the toilet flush and they fell silent, Vincent moving noiselessly over to stand by the door. Time to have the tissues on stand by to dab, what we reckon, will be a short spell of weeping in the company of Liszt. I stand by the fact that I failed that class not through any fault of my own, but because the professor had it in for me. You cannot justify your stand by any means in the light of the Quran and the Hadith. For years the trains had to be brought to a stand by a dubious hand-brake, but later two were fitted with air pumps for braking. You believe in someone, you have faith in them, you expect them to be there for you, support you, stand by you. Does the Prime Minister stand by the baby bonus policy and promise that it won't be abolished? Fewer and fewer Democrats today are willing to stand by that position and support trade bills that are good for American workers. Does he stand by his pledge that no beneficiary will be worse off financially as a result of changes announced in the Budget? He said his members want to go back to work as quickly as possible, but the Government had to stand by its promises first. The jets sit fueled and ready on the tarmac, and pilots stand by around the clock ready to scramble them into the air on a moment's notice. A lifeboat attended, but because of the falling tide, decided to stand by until the boat floated clear. I stand by the luggage carousel waiting for my suitcase and a very large cardboard box. Show More Sentences We stand by and allow them to remove many democratically elected presidents from office and replace them with imperialist stooges. All I was able to do was to put antiseptic on the remaining stumps and stand by with the morphine in case it was needed. Atlanta completed a disastrous home stand by losing four out of five to the Lookouts and splitting a four-game series with Knoxville. She has deliberately broken this treaty, and we were in honour bound to stand by it. By all means stand by your article, however offensive some may find it, as long as it is based on fact or logic. Other great power states, including Germany, will not stand by idly and let that happen. He removed his heavy cloak and placed it on the coat stand by the door, revealing his face for the first time to the four of them. Placing his cape on the coat stand by the door, Rupert walked through the living room. I will not stand by and watch American businesses fail because of unfair trading practices abroad. In those days, when we had no tickets for the game and no TV, we'd stand by the stadium and listen to the radio commentary. We have given long-standing support to comprehensive education and we stand by that. I certainly stand by my assertion that the country was not founded on a principle of progressive taxation. I feel the generality of doctors is good and want to stand by the profession. The Cabinet is most likely to stand by its commitments concerning profit tax and gross income tax. Yet the organisation, with no dissent from the Executive or the Crown Office, continues to stand by its discredited experts. I stand by most of my articles but am not afraid to admit when I have erred in judgement. Frustrated, I forcefully shove out of the group and stand by the refreshment table with the small group of wallflowers. We are people who stand by our friends at times of need and we will do so now. I wanted siblings who, for as much as they relished teasing me, would stand by me when the going got tough. Ken Livingstone said last week that we have to stand by Liz Jackson, our Labour candidate, because she is such a good leftie. Show More Sentences Shrugging me off, he ordered me to go stand by the massive pine topping the largest of the graveyard's sloping rises. As a local representative there is no way on earth I'm going to stand by and watch this happen. Distrust and self-interest made them stand by as they routed one army after another. As Julie faces a possible future without the love of her life, she must push her fears aside and stand by Luke through thick and thin. Lynsey is back in the charthouse navigating, plotting positions and the rest of the crew stand by on deck to take in sail. When Craig Waters makes his statement, we will be taking that live, so stand by for that. And I said it at the beginning, I felt that these guys were getting scapegoated, and I absolutely stand by that. Then they both had to stand by the scarecrow and have pieces of hay sticking out of their mouths, to look like farmers. As Sarah faces a possible future without the love of her life, she must push her fears aside and stand by James through thick and thin. The cabinet consideration of those matters is appropriate and I stand by it. A flick of Neecer's finger sent the other Men of Truth to stand by the door, on guard. I have told her she is destroying her life and I can't stand by and watch it happen. She went on to stand by her daughter through years of controversy around her well-documented sexcapades. The navy had an emergency decompression chamber on stand by in case one of the divers suffered the bends. Normally, I would just stand by it and listen until it was beyond sight or hearing. These states, most notably those that host the major tobacco transnationals, seem happy to stand by as their companies peddle death elsewhere. It would have been a mockery of the British way of life to stand by and let a man like him terrorise me on my own doorstep. And, so, stand by, Jessica, because I put that out to my Twitter people, the tweeps. This leaves Councils faced with the decision whether to stand by and watch the continuing decline of their towns or become involved in the provision of suitable housing. And by not taking this lesson to heart, it becomes appallingly easy for the world to stand by and watch as human lives are senselessly wasted time and again. Show More Sentences Put newspaper on the floor, find a big bib, and stand by with sponges. He knew his best friend, Chief Taylor, would stand by him and that Stilts would have to capitulate. Skirts were starched so heavily they could stand by themselves. As soon as she reached the Nurse's Station, she gathered up her things and slung her purse over her shoulder, accidentally knocking over a coat stand by the exit. Regrettably, the US government has the fervent support of our government, apparently in the belief that we have a duty to stand by the US and will gain from doing so. Hamas spokesmen stand by the hospital gates and denounce the attack on Al Shejaiya as a massacre and vow to fight on. They don't want to rake over old coals or engage in mudslinging but they stand by their investigation and are quite happy for work to be looked at and let the public judge it. He tells Michael Daly why he could no longer stand by and watch the crazies in his party damage the country. People have the right to freedom of religion, and I stand by that. Idona, stand by to aid me just in case it does appear again. If these seeds are broadcast, strive for a uniform stand by sowing half the seeds in one direction, then sowing the remaining seed at a right angle to the first. He entered the council chamber and went to stand by a tall, leaded window. He's perfectly happy, Mr Speaker, to stand by and allow his senior colleagues to traduce his reputation under Parliamentary privilege, Mr Speaker. We stand by our filmmakers and their right to free expression and are extremely disappointed by this outcome. We at Breaking the Silence invite Tzipi Livni to stand by her own words and not be afraid to make history. The Plantagenet Alliance will willingly stand by the decision reached by the panel. I am planning on rocking up to a few theatres at the 6.30 mark and seeing whether there are stand by ticket for anything I'm interested in seeing. At lunch time I stand by myself in the playground cos none of the children will play with me and if I ask to play with them they say okay and then they ignore me. If it introduces a firm policy of that sort, it must stand by it. Do you have any suggestions on how I can stand by her and support her? Show More Sentences And it will vindicate Cardiff's decision to stand by Jones when twitchier directors would have caved in to the carping minority. England drew that match thanks to a last wicket stand by bowlers James Anderson and Monty Panesar. He ignored truces with England and was determined to stand by his ally Philip VI during the early years of the Hundred Years' War. Chafee's tenure as Secretary was marked by a willingness to make bold decisions and stand by them. In the more Orthodox shuls they stand by themselves and sway back and forth. We stand by our responsibilities as a protector of human rights. They were a revolutionary, entryist socialist party and most people did not stand by what they stood for. Will Americans idly stand by and watch while a handful of perverted cultural demolitionists knock this pillar over? I could have phrased that less colorfully, but I stand by the sentiment. Keep the ports closed, but clear away the port guns, and stand by for a broadside. Another two cable lengths and we have them. My union will not stand by and watch our members become punch bags. He urged the Somalis to seize the opportunity, stressing that Yemen will always stand by Somalia as Somalia's security is an integral part of the security of Yemen. If Nini Mo were alive today, she would not stand by idly as Califa is sucked ever deeper into lapdoggery, as we bow our heads ever lower to the Birdie yoke. Examples from Classical Literature But he was married to Cleo, and, unless she expressly left him, he must stand by her. Each of these two clauses is independent of the other, for each might stand by itself as a complex sentence. Harlan just phoned and said he'd had a call from Washington, asking us to stand by the videophone at one-thirty sharp. But as Philip obeyed her words, he saw her move suddenly and stand by Emilia's side. He then went to his own place, and wrote for about ten minutes, after which I observed him go up and stand by the notice board. I've backed The Dutchman to win a small fortune, and I'm going to stand by it. Was it he, or carriere who at Arras commanded mothers to stand by while their children were being guillotined? The vivid image of Miss Haldin seemed to stand by him, watching him relentlessly. Let it stand by the fire to rise for an hour and a half, then make it into a loaf, and bake it in a tolerably brisk oven. The daughter and a daughter-in-law stand by the fire and their faces are triply red. They need to stand by the grave of no Lazarus to be certified as to His messiahship. And I am not going to stand by silently while you mismanage these sacred funds the way you have chosen to do in recent months. Luncheons and dinners in London, e.c., fiery work, and so it's stand by the halyards for bad weather! She welcomed Lord Robert effusively, and motioned to him to stand by her side. They need no encomium of mine, but I am prepared to stand by them to the last ditch. In common speech an adjective may stand by itself as a predicate, and so might be said to be categorematic. Rub it through a sieve, return it to the stewpan, put in the hash, and let it stand by the side of the fire till the meat is warm. Mrs. hawkshaw stipulated that Mrs. Mel should stand by her, and the two women went up-stairs and stood at Old Tom's door. But to stand by all day and be simpered to, and even cringed to, was galling in the extreme. Darkshawled figures of the circumcised, in sackcloth and ashes, stand by the Wailing Wall. Show More Sentences The new ACT leader said he will stand by his comments that incestuous relationships between two adults should not be against the law. A word that can stand by itself as a term is said to be categorematic. Mr Brooke felt that it would not, and resolved to stand by the governor. To do it in three casts and cause it stand by dint of cudgelling? I never yet saw one that could be depended upon to stand by. When it was hot we used to stand by the pond in the shade of the trees, and when it was cold we had a nice warm shed near the grove. And just telephone to headquarters for a policeman, and let him come here at once and stand by till I want him. He knew the worth of Liu-hsia hui, and did not stand by him. They have to repudiate the inroad, and stand by the inroader. May the holy Julian stand by us and the thrice-sainted Christopher! Divide your men, Agamemnon, into their several tribes and clans, that clans and tribes may stand by and help one another. He would stand by the lake and call to the leprechauns to take him away. Next he was at my side ordering me to unlash the wheel and stand by. As soon as Joe had taken the things out of the carriage John called him to stand by the horses, while he went on the platform. Once, an English ship, scudding in a storm, tried to stand by them, heaving-to pluckily under their lee. He was very honourable, Traddles was, and held it as a solemn duty in the boys to stand by one another. We mislike no bishops save that they stand by a tyrannous church. It was worst when we had to stand by the hour waiting for our mistress at some grand party or entertainment, and if I fretted or stamped with impatience the whip was laid on. Go home to your Nance and your kids, and stand by till you hear from me. As the two boys walked sorrowing along, they made a new compact to stand by each other and be brothers and never separate till death relieved them of their troubles. Show More Sentences I believe we can no longer stand by and allow hard-working students to miss out on the opportunity for a college degree simply because of skyrocketing tuitions. Uniting, and leaguing, and engaging to stand by one another. Find more words! 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