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Meanings of stands for in English

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Usage of stands for in English
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Vespasian stands for a well-run state: high taxation-alsohigh profits in trade.
The Silver Pigs
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It stands for United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases.
The passage
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This is an acronym that stands for Knowledge Igniting National Gentlemen Success.
Ebony
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Fourthly, National should decide what it stands for and communicate that clearly.
Radio NZ
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Aquarius stands for the powers of the mind: tolerance, freedom and reformation.
Lid Off the Cauldron
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Russia stands for reaction; England for selfishness and perfidy; France for decadence.
Paths of Glory: Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front
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The new abbreviation stands for Jet Thrust Stoichiometric - quite a mouthful.
The Irish Times
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The question becomes more pressing when you see what it stands for.
The Guardian
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I love what America stands for and that we're the free world.
Reuters
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It stands for unhampered trade relations with the world; for economic freedom.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 / The Recent Da...
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The silver stands for the learning and wisdom necessary for the priest.
Song and Legend from the Middle Ages
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But to the many, the Cave Hill stands for one political event.
The Irish Times
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The name WM stands for the German word Weltmeister, meaning world champion.
Reuters
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The acronym SUGAR stands for Support, Unity, Giving Back, Action and Redefinition.
Ebony
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Charles Sumner, the preacher of the crusade, stands for the moral element.
Abraham Lincoln, Volume I
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One stands for a moral and the other for a legal right.
A Man for the Ages: A Story of the Builders of Democracy
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