Example sentences of "it stands for " in BNC.
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| 1 | We recognize a sign as a set of letters on a page , or an intelligible series of sounds , or an iconic device , and in the same perception we grasp what it stands for : signifier and signified together make up the sign . |
| 2 | The action takes place thousands of miles from ‘ the perennial roar of London ’ , but the reader remains very much aware of London and the civilization it stands for as moral standards crumble ; ‘ savage ’ and ‘ white man ’ become confused until the conduct of the whites , intent on mutual destruction , seems worse than that of ‘ these poor souls — and even Sally Day , the child of cannibals , in all likelihood a cannibal himself — so faithful to what they knew of good ’ . |
| 3 | The Government 's repugnance for that organisation and everything it stands for has been made absolutely clear on repeated occasions . |
| 4 | As ‘ sacrament ’ it stands for the sacrifice of the cross through which we were brought near to God . |
| 5 | But those who believe in the monarchy like to think it stands for stability and good example . |
| 6 | Madam , Nearly two million of us belong to the National Trust because we believe in what it stands for , and because it offers us superb value for our annual subscription . |
| 7 | Apparently it stands for ‘ Not In My Term Of Office ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ I think it stands for Shadow Scheme , ’ says Pamela . |
| 9 | Contrary to his quip about the B standing for Bad , it does not — it stands for Better . |
| 10 | He is Eberhard von Kuenheim , undoubted architect of modern-day BMW and all it stands for . |
| 11 | It stands for Local Exchange Trading System , and it 's a way of overcoming your lack of money without the incompatibilities of barter . |
| 12 | It stands for Rest , Ice , Compression and Elevation . |
| 13 | In reality , of course , it stands for something a whole lot less fierce-sounding — simply one 's partner in life . |
| 14 | It does not know quite where it belongs , or what it stands for . |
| 15 | No wonder Denmark signalled its dissatisfaction with Maastricht and all it stands for if a batsman needs 10,000 words of multi-lingual explanation before he is allowed to take guard . |
| 16 | The reference ( or denotation ) of an expression is the thing that it stands for ; e.g. the reference of the predicate ’ is blue ’ is the set of things that are blue . |
| 17 | Letterman 's notion of the universal spirit has a commercial aspect : it stands for that human striving which exists as a counter to the banality of human life in the suburbs and malls of our countries . |
| 18 | It stands for Gamer 's Own Design . |
| 19 | Well a key should have a little bit at the bottom to say what what 's it stands for . |
| 20 | Now accepted in common parlance , it stands for What You See Is What You Get , the implication being that the image you see on the screen will be exactly that which you get on the page . |
| 21 | With its assertion of militarism , voluntarism and adventurism , it stands for everything that orthodox Marxists in Latin America had been arguing against for years . |
| 22 | I am still 100 per cent behind Credit Management and all that it stands for . |
| 23 | Peters and Austin ( 1986 ) use the image of the leader as ‘ chief salesperson ’ where leadership is involved in creating an image of the organisation and symbolising what it stands for . |
| 24 | With provocation we look at the " what if " and suppose " and go even beyond these with " po " the new word I coined elsewhere to allow deliberate provocation ( it stands for provocative Operation ) . |
| 25 | It often refers to any individual member organization irrespective of its actual name , i.e. whether it is an association or federation or whether it stands for Planned Parenthood , Family Well-being , Responsible Parenthood , Protection of the Family or Family Health , etc . |
| 26 | ‘ And what it stands for is definitely not this . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Established cinemas , theatres etc … exist in the police universe to repress the very things that It stands for . |
| 28 | ‘ It stands for New Kentucky . ’ |
| 29 | That is what it stands for and that is what the Bill embodies . |
| 30 | ‘ The four As , sometimes they just put figure 4 and capital A. It stands for Action Against Animal Abuse . ’ |