Truth stood on one side and Ease on the other; it has often been so. From LearnThat.org. [Theodore Parker (1810-1860)]
The acronym stood for Other Government Agency, which was a euphemism for the CIA. From Wordnik.com. [Extreme Measures] Reference
A succession of aldermen who have little in common with Despres other than the title stood and praised him. From Wordnik.com. [Chicago Reader] Reference
Unless he were efficient, the title stood in his way when he applied for a job, whether as horse jockey or bank clerk. From Wordnik.com. [The Canadian Commonwealth] Reference
Undoubtedly the term stood for a variety of theological opinions, all of which were in opposition to the teachings of Rome. From Wordnik.com. [A Short History of Monks and Monasteries] Reference
The call stood, and the Falcons had lost a timeout. From Wordnik.com. [THE TYGRRRR EXPRESS] Reference
So she accepted that the T in her name stood for Trouble. From Wordnik.com. [All articles at Blogcritics] Reference
The acronym stood for "Most Experienced, Best Qualified.". From Wordnik.com. [Hevesi Returns In Comeback Run For Comptroller] Reference
But with the great body of Presbyterians his name stood high. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3] Reference
But of course, the call stood, giving West two of his 36 points. From Wordnik.com. [SI.com] Reference
The goal was waved off on the ice and the call stood under review. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
Oh, yes, they were good collateral, their name stood for something. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Robert Riley, February 1, 1994. Interview K-0106. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
In this connection the real form of his name stood him in good stead. From Wordnik.com. ['Twixt Land and Sea] Reference
His portmanteau stood at the foot of the bed, its straps flung loose. From Wordnik.com. [The Trespasser] Reference
Everything that had stood in his name stood now in the name of an "estate.". From Wordnik.com. [The Other Girls] Reference
Here and there a word stood out in a mouldy grey against a black background. From Wordnik.com. [The Grell Mystery] Reference
South and North at the call stood forth, and the whole land answered "Here!". From Wordnik.com. [Poems of American Patriotism] Reference
God's great 'Whosoever' is for me as certainly as if my name stood on the page. From Wordnik.com. [Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes] Reference
Suddenly a phrase stood out from the murmurous conversation about the winestand. From Wordnik.com. [Dragon Drums]
There the word stood on the scroll of prophecy through more than two millenniums. From Wordnik.com. [Our Day In the Light of Prophecy] Reference
If you ask me, the Flowers part of their name stood for the flowers that made opium. From Wordnik.com. [The Bonesetter's Daughter]
For no syllogism was made although the terms stood thus: that required that the premiss. From Wordnik.com. [PRIOR ANALYTICS] Reference
He endeavored to collect his thoughts, and suddenly a name stood out clear in his brain. From Wordnik.com. [The Son of Monte-Cristo] Reference
His name stood on the Active List for all but the final decade of the nineteenth century. From Wordnik.com. [The War With the United States : A Chronicle of 1812] Reference
Referee Don Koharski signaled a goal immediately, and the call stood after a video review. From Wordnik.com. [HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News] Reference
The letters "sz" at the end of his name stood for "szoon" and signified that he was the szoon of. From Wordnik.com. [Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters] Reference
Amid groups of a higher order of men-military men, nobles, ci-devant deputies -- among such ones his name stood very high. From Wordnik.com. [The Parisians — Complete] Reference
There the name stood out before him, to the exclusion of all others -- Bewery -- with just one entry of figures against it. From Wordnik.com. [The Paradise Mystery] Reference
Latin language, and his new name stood for peace or blessing, just as the other had, being essentially the same as our word benediction. From Wordnik.com. [Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8] Reference
The name stood out in bolder letters than any of the other words, and as Mrs. Darling gazed she felt that it had an oddly cocky appearance. From Wordnik.com. [Peter and Wendy] Reference
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