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For a while, they both stood there looking at one garden, then the other.
NEWYORKER: ?lvaro Rousselot��s Journey
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There they stood, stiletto heels sinking into the lawn, and were treated to an eloquent, gracious speech.
ECONOMIST: The defeated candidate outclassed his supporters
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And there they stood and gazed about themselves in disbelief.
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If they stood up to Mr Major, there is little doubt who would cave in.
ECONOMIST: TV debates
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Now it appeared that a woman was with them, who was wider and heavier in the arms than they were, and, as I stood there, she decided that my pair of shoes, too, should be theirs.
NEWYORKER: Wakefield
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"It saddens me because I feel that the family, although they're not going to know who's who there, they're going to know that the last time they saw a repatriation there was 500 people stood in the street, " he said.
BBC: Brize Norton military repatriation crowds 'dwindling'
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And they warned that there were already misconceptions about who stood to gain, and who might lose, as a result of the new pension.
BBC: State pension reform 'needs better explanation'
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But the house that stood there was in bad shape, so they took it down.
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Though everything was slammed Thursday, there were a few individual stocks that stood out as they plunged much more than their respective industry groups.
FORBES: The Biggest Losers
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There are pieces of that fine art that are with us today because they have stood the test of time: we listen over and again to Mozart but not to Salieri.
FORBES: Decline in the Fine Arts or the Sieve of History?
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And also I think there's a perception that not enough officers have stood up and spoken out against what they see are problems over the past six years.
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The ones who were there at the start knew they should have done something to stop it, but they all just stood watching, about eight or ten at the beginning and then more, the entire queue from the kebab shop pouring out onto the pavement to see what was going on.
NEWYORKER: Something Like Happy