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Our great motherland already stands at a higher historic point of departure as it sets out on a more glorious long march.

Michael stands at the fence, looking at the restricted building to which he needs access.

As the war in Iraq winds down and America begins to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan, the United States stands at a pivot point.

The text is severed from its past and the interpreter stands at the far end of a yawning chasm with only the text in hand.

The name of our school stands at the bottom of the list.

For all the evil of the trade, Canton stands at the heart of an earlier web of globalism.

By persevering, America stands at least some chance of putting Iraq on a more stable trajectory.

He stands at the gate of his own home. All is as he left it, and all bright and beautiful in the morning sunshine.

River Valley farm stands at the end of an earth road leading out of Holcomb, a small town on the western edge of Kansas.

This sculpture stands at the Eden Project in Cornwall, after his debut at the South Bank in London.

She smiles. She clicks the grounds into a disc and slides it into the machine. Andre stands at the counter, watching.

Most of the men are sleeping forward , for it is near midnight , but a stout, swarthy Arab, Mahomed by name, stands at the tiller .

GDP per capita stands at two-thirds that of the Big Four EU economies.

The flow rate [of oil into the sea] currently stands at less than one barrel a day.

It was writing who stands at the beginning of culture and also at the beginning of revelation.

This was not the first time I'd had a problem with Grant in the stands at a ball game.

Everyone go out one after another and the person who take the watch can put it on the table on which a clock stands at the door.

And I don't like one night stands at all. I would fear to get some disease because of that.

In the meantime, the jewelry consumption by international tourists to China also stands at above 10 billion yuan RMB a year.

Just as depicted in the picture, when one stands at the crossroad of life, he may feel a sense of hesitation and uncertainty.

China's one-year deposit rate, which now stands at 3 percent, has lagged behind inflation for about a year.

Jingning mosque stands at the county hospital Jingning lane, was founded inming jia jing years (1536), so far, 450 years of history.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy .

Even within its defensive stance, the bank's allocation to hedge funds stands at a high 18 percent.

Reagan is also TIME'S Man of the Year because he stands at the end of 1980 looking ahead, while the year behind him smolders in pyres.

but because it stands at the centre of a two-decade-long transformation of the financial markets and a new approach to risk.

The hiring sparked allegations of nepotism at a time of high youth unemployment, which stands at about 8. 5 per cent.

And in the afternoon when it is time I get home from school, he just stands at the door to wait for me.

It has been noted that there were around fifty ice cream stands at that Fair in St. Louis and a large number of waffle shops.

The majestic capital building stands at the center of the city, allowing unobstructed views of the city's most famous attractions.

And unemployment stands at a stubborn 10%: the administration forecasts see only a fractional fall in joblessness this year.

The hotel is noisy AS it stands at the cross of two main roads .

So a fairer comparison would take account of gross American federal debt, which currently stands at 85% of GDP.

The threat level for Northern Ireland-related terrorism, which stands at severe, has not been changed.

Such is low-margin life in online retail, where Wal-Mart (WMT) stands at the ready, waiting to take away your extension cords.

In particular, they did nothing to offset the cost of the Iraq war, which now stands at $800 billion and counting.

Ordinarily, the aforesaid remuneration plan shall not be adjusted unless an objection stands at the creditors ' meeting.

At the center of the square, the plain obelisk, flanked by two fountains, stands at the crossing of the two diameters of the ellipse.

So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter.

This stands at the heart of Chinese civilization.

Culture stands at the very foundation of our civilization, binds us together and cements our identity.

Columbia Professor Tim Wu stands at the intersection of some of the most interesting legal and technological issues of the day.

So far, according to a local press report, the official tally of items directly affected by recalls stands at $700m.

Captain stands at the door, indicating Liesl to go away.

when her record stands at 16 months. - Which husband was that?

Even more shockingly, the share price now stands at $3. 98 - less than the cost of the paper on a Sunday.

In the largely deserted stands at Dutch second-division games, Chinese with headsets report every corner-kick back to Shanghai or Bangkok.

The shrew stands at the door and keeps shouting abuse.

The Fed's approval rating stands at just 30%, lower than any other federal agency and down from 53% in 2003, according to Gallup.

Greece was hit by the sovereign debt crisis not long ago and stands at a critical moment of overcoming difficulties.

The emotion of sex stands at the head of the list of human emotions, as far as intensity and driving force are concerned.

poulengey salutes , and stands at the door awaiting orders.

A Veterans of Foreign Wars honor guard stands at attention for a three-round salute in honor of Memorial Day.

As one Chinese analyst put it: the US, not China, stands at a strategic crossroads as a consequence of China's rise.

As an art of making places, urban design stands at the joint point of planning and architecture.

Come, butter, come, Peter stands at the gate Waiting for a butter cake, Come, butter, come.

He stands at the gate of Kabul University in a red sweater black jeans and tinted prescription glasses.

She intends to stick to her diet and challenge the Guinness World Record for eating only soil, which currently stands at 2 months.

While the official census won't be completed until December, the total number of live "southern resident" orcas now stands at 83.

He stands at the gate of his own home.

The death toll stands at 128, state media reported, but senior officials warned that the number of victims probably is much higher.

Currently the alert level stands at five out of six meaning a pandemic is imminent.

It will end with the news that the resident population stands at 311, 349, 543 at year-end, give or take a few hundred thousand.

U. S. consumer confidence now stands at a five-year low, a sign that consumer spending may slow in the months to come.

ASEM cooperation now stands at a new historical starting point and faces new development opportunities.

Hefei, capital of Anhui province, stands at the confluence of the north and south Fei rivers, hence its name.

One older brings fresh flowers, stands at a store doorway. Maybe waiting for his lover.

The glass mountain stands at the corner of Thirteenth Street and Eighth Avenue.

A mysterious piece of land stands at the south of Dabie Mountain and the north of Dongting Lake.

This ideology has collapsed; the Dow stands at barely 20 per cent of that level.

The Shanghai native, who stands at 7-feet, 6-inches, was the NBA's top overall draft in 2002, when he was signed by Houston Rockets.

It brought an end to his record-breaking run of consecutive Premiership appearances that stands at 164 games.

Current estimates are that the U. S. government debt stands at $14 trillion.

From the perspective of credit management, the deposit-to-loan ratio stands at a relatively healthy level.

Was it his destiny or was it his choice? Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) stands at a crossroads .

The total debt pile stands at almost 2trillion yuan, People "s Daily said in a May 9 report citing spokesman WangYongping. "

Polan never asks permission to draw portraits and he stands at enough of a distance so that he is rarely spotted.

The ABS loss has been very volatile, doubling in six months and stands at ten times HSBC's "stress test" estimate of the probable hit.

It also stands at the end of the famous avenue Champs Elysees with boutiques that offer anything the rich desire.

A solitary chinstrap penguin stands at attention on the rocky shore of the Antarctic Peninsula.

The total number of US soldiers and marines in Afghanistan stands at about 57, 000.

Chris, happiness stands at next crossroad. Your corns stand at every crossroads along your music route, so strong and true.

It may help that his personal story stands at the tragic interface between Christianity and Judaism in the 20th century.

the ulitimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moment of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controvers.

This is a great strategic decision made by our Central Committee, which stands at the forefront of this era.

Overall, airport security stands at its highest level since the Persian Gulf War in 1991.

Graduates have opened courier businesses, cosmetology salons and craft stands at farmer's markets.

Benitez stands at 7, including a Champions League, UEFA Cup and a European Supercup.

Global gold consumption stands at about 4, 500 tonnes a year.

Santa comes down your chimney uninvited. . . JESUS stands at your door and knocks, and then enters your heart when invited.

According to the census, the total population of Mongols in the United States now stands at about 3, 500.

So far, the tally of serious nuclear dabblers, past and present, stands at about 30.

Tweener stands at his cell door, doing nothing to prep for the escape.

Public and private investment has risen from the very low levels of the early 2000s and now stands at just under 25 per cent of GDP.

Sara stands at the admitting desk, giving Michael's status to a nurse.

A naked boy stands at the turquoise blue edge of the South Pacific in French Polynesia .

The official death toll stands at 181, but is expected to rise steeply as the operation to recover bodies continues.

The number of British soldiers killed stands at 179, hundreds more have been maimed.

The number of hedge funds, which currently stands at around 8, 000, is likely to shrink and those that remain will likely shrink in size.

Larson said that the Middle East situation is fairly fragile and stands at a critical moment.

Geely often takes the biggest stands at Chinese motor shows, filling them with both its prosaic current offerings and brash prototypes.

There appeared several newspaper stands at the comer of the corridor.

The unemployment rate stands at 9. 1%, and nearly half the unemployed have been out of work for six months or more.

Turnover from diamond sales globally stands at $65bn, with about half of those sales coming from the US.

At Bar Milazzo, the cost of a regular flat white currently stands at A$2. 70, up from A$2. 50 six weeks ago.

A Long March II F carrier rocket stands at the site in the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Northwest China's Gansu Province.

Though Belgium's public debt stands at 99% of national income, Mr Di Rupo promises above-inflation spending rises on health and pensions.

In Africa, average penetration stands at more than a third of the population, and in north Africa it is almost two-thirds.

The taxi stands at Expo Drive East, Wan Chai Ferry Pier Public Transport Interchange and Harbour Road will be suspended.

The number of people dead in a shooting rampage in Moscow, Idaho now stands at four.

The number of coalition service members killed so far in 2010 now stands at 587.

A lone figure stands at water's edge. CAMERA KEEPS MOVING, coming up behind him and TRACKING AROUND to reveal -- Red.

These younger workers have borne the brunt of the recent downturn: youth unemployment now stands at 29%.

Slow Food stands at the crossroads of ecology and gastronomy, ethics and pleasure.

A security officer stands at the casino entrance of the Marina Bay Sands.

A city landmark, the shopping mansion stands at the east side of the plaza.

Johannes Gutenberg stands at a dividing point in the history of humankind.

It currently stands at about 400, 000 barrels a day -- though most of that is used for domestic consumption.

The entire collection currently stands at 60 such photographs varying from work, leisure, sports, and war-related scenes.

In the yard, the gang stands at different positions, dropping handfuls of concrete and mashing it into the ground with their feet.

It should be mentioned that the current chiropractic profession stands at 24 in number.

Haywire stands at the window, massaging a piece of clay in his hand.

Total public spending on transport and water infrastructure has fallen steadily since the 1960s and now stands at 2. 4% of GDP.

A villager stands at the edge of a partially dried-up well in Yangjiazhuang Village of Lufeng, Yunnan province February 28, 2010.

's monthly traffic now stands at 21 million unique visitors a month; just before last November's presidential election it was 54 million.

Public debt stands at 46% of GDP, and is forecast by the Economist Intelligence Unit, our sister company, to rise to 52% by 2011.

Household debt in Britain now stands at a barely imaginable 173% of gross disposable income, against 72% in France.

The Chrysler and Fiat stands at the Detroit show were instructive to observe.

It's not just while sitting in the stands at a match that hearing damage can happen.

The tree stands at the gate, like a miss welcoming guests.

That is almost as much again as the face value of outstanding conventional gilts, which stands at £ 460 billion.

Now the Pearl River Delta stands at a new and higher historic starting point.

Mary: The pitcher stands on the pitcher's mound. The hitter stands at the home plate.

Josie Ho Chiu Yi, daughter of Stanley Ho, Macao's casino mogul, stands at the eighth.

Abruzzi stands at the phones talking to Maggio, his contact on the outside.

SCULPTED grasshopper that measures six feet (1. 85 metres) in length stands at the entrance to the private apartments at Windsor Castle.

One deterrent is the price of membership, which for Chinese companies stands at a prohibitive $230, 000.

The death toll in China from an outbreak of a severe intestinal virus that has sickened thousands of children now stands at 34.

Today marks a critical juncture in our endeavor. Do we have a bead on scylla yet? Our security, our future stands at a great precipice.

The concentration of income earned by this top percentile now stands at its highest since 1928.

Our company will set up food stands at each end of traffic jam black spots.

The hydrolic power station stands at the junction of two rivers.

But America stands at the brink of a new age.

At the dawn of the new century, China stands at the cross roads.

In Elkhart, Indiana the unemployment rate stands at 15 percent, roughly twice the national average.

His position in Barclays remains unchanged and stands at 1. 18% of its entire stock market value.

On a per-person basis, inflation-adjusted GDP stands at virtually the same level as in the second quarter of 2005.

A statue of Nelson stands at the top of Nelson's Column.

So today, the Middle East stands at a fateful crossroads.

Georg Kell, the organisation's executive director, says the number of delisted firms now stands at around 1, 300.

We've written about several options in the past, and will probably continue to do so as long as RSS stands at where it is today.

The monument stands at the center of the square.

The national unemployment rate stands at 9. 1%, and conditions are significantly worse for young people, Latinos and blacks.

A monument still stands at the site where Glass fought the grizzly.

Currently, China's overall property investment market stands at around 40 billion yuan each year.

By comparison, Twitter now stands at more than 200 million registered users globally.

The nation's unemployment rate now stands at 5. 7 percent, up two tenths of a percent from June.

The economy has suffered only mild recession. But open unemployment stands at 11. 8%, compared with a Latin American average of 8. 3%.

A rebel fighter stands at a roundabout in the center of town in Ajdabiya, Libya on March 15.

She stands at the head of the queue.

The country's investment rate now stands at more than 50 percent - a clear reflection of China's low capital efficiency.

As of Tuesday (Oct. 12), the confirmed tally stands at 494 extrasolar planets, with more than 70 discovered so far in 2010 alone.

Stands at the window, can not help but surprise, out of the window across such concrete jungle, canyon, where floated from flower scent!

The $787 billion two-year stimulus is now law but unemployment stands at 9. 5% and Barack Obama admits it will probably top 10%.

The rate now stands at 1%, and economists expect a half-percentage-point cut to 0. 5% at next week's rate-setting meeting.

As Europe stands at the precipice, it is time to end brinkmanship and political squabbles.

His most famous sculpture, "Nahdit Misr" or "Egypt's Renaissance" from 1928, stands at the gate of Cairo University.

In West Malaysia, the SAIDI figure stands at 72 minutes per consumers annually, why Sabah is being given 700, a much longer hour of SAIDI?

While the official toll stands at less than 5, 000, thousands more are listed as missing and the final tally is likely to soar.

The labor department reports un-employment fall to a 4 years low last month. And now stands at 7.

The current world record stands at 27 hours and 15 minutes - but Carragher is confident the title will soon be heading to Liverpool.

In the U. S. , the figure stands at about 10%.

The statue of Zhenghe stands at the gate of Zhenghe Park.

Primarily driven by food prices, China's rising rate of inflation currently stands at 6. 5 per cent.

Ruddock says that the figure currently stands at around 11%.

Adults 74 and older who are online quadrupled their social networking presence, and that now stands at 16 percent.

The collection of money to save the ancient church now stands at $35, 000.

Alex stands at the crossroads at present .

If there are expectations that the government cavalry always stands at the ready, excess returns will be harvested both pre and post-crisis.

She stands at the back of the classroom.

Apple's market value stands at $315 billion, behind only ExxonMobil.

By comparison, the current US unemployment rate stands at 5. 7 percent, an increase from recent values but no reason to riot.

The HUI Gold Bugs index of miners stands at 15 times cash flow, way below the 20-30 times it used to trade at.

A bird stands at the end of the branch of the tree.

The benchmark one-year lending rate now stands at 6. 31%, still low relative to the pace of economic growth.

The number of cases officially reported to WHO from 20 countries stands at 1025 confirmed cases, including 26 deaths.

Private sector debt still stands at a near record 270 percent of GDP.

Unemployment now stands at 25%, rising to 36% if those too discouraged to seek work are included.

The alert stands at 3, meaning "No or very limited human-to-human transmission. "

Yet household indebtedness now stands at 128 per cent of national output.

This now stands at EUR -158m (previous year: EUR -213m), significantly below expectations.

That goods deficit now stands at $51 billion, and it overwhelmingly represents two factors.

In 1980 America recycled only 9. 6% of its municipal rubbish; today the rate stands at 32%.

Moreover, the national social security fund now stands at 781 billion yuan, over 580 billion yuan more than five years ago.

Unemployment in Houston stands at 6. 5 percent. That's two full percentage points below the national average.

It stands at the north square of Beijing's Bird's Nest.

The post-training retention of primary care physicians after 5 years currently stands at 65%.

The net national debt in 2001 was at a 20-year low of about 35% of GDP, and today it stands at 50% of GDP.

His support rate now stands at a historical high of 79%.

Have we overlooked the Lord, who stands at our side?

Although the unemployment rate stands at just 4. 4%, compared with a 2002 peak of 5. 5%, this only tells part of the story.

Worldwide total for On Stranger Tides currently stands at $127. 1 million, said Disney.

He stands at the end of the street.

Subaru says that a new resin-based intake manifold lowers the engine's weight and improves low-end torque, which stands at 170 lb-ft.

Iran's official death toll from post-election violence now stands at 17.

The number stands at more than 925 million now -- higher than before the food crisis.

The April edition has Sheva on the cover sitting in the stands at Stamford Bridge, looking very much at home.

Demand for plastic surgery has increased 20% annually in the past few years and currently stands at 100000 per year citywide.

Peak Tower stands at the exit of Peak Tram.

The unemployment rate now stands at 9. 5 per cent and will almost certainly hit double digits before the year is out.

OPEC produces 40 percent of the world's oil. Its current output stands at about 32 million barrels per day.

CN Tower stands at the shores of Lake Ontario, tower 553 meters high, is the highest in the world without support architecture.

Whether any of this will help to boost Mr Sarkozy's approval rating, which stands at a record low of just 26%, is another matter.

Sharp retained fourth slot with an 11. 3 percent share, while LG Electronics stands at 7. 8 percent of total LCD TVs shipped.

The current world diesel land speed record stands at 235mph, while JCB is targeting 300mph.

Commercial credit is expanding: it stands at 19% of GDP, nearly double the ratio in 2003.

It will add to pressure on Barack Obama to stimulate the jobs market, where unemployment stands at 9. 1 per cent.

Taiwan's official death toll from Morakot currently stands at 14, with another 51 missing.

Right now, China's middle class stands at about 190 million urban households, or 29%.

A boy stands at a makeshift camp at a golf course in Port-au-Prince, January 26, 2010.

The average annual fee on ETFs stands at around 33 basis points, compared with 146 basis points for active funds, according to BlackRock.

There are frequent power cuts and unemployment officially stands at 40 percent.

The house stands at the top of the hill.

Four decades later, their average contribution stands at 0. 31%.

At present, the group's debt stands at euro2. 9 billion, which would increase to more than euro8 billion after a takeover of Puma.

The "debt ceiling" now stands at $14. 3 trillion, about $600 billion above the current level of the debt.

He stands at the center of park.

If energy and food costs are excluded, the annual inflation rate stands at 1. 8%.

Its market value now stands at about $22 billion.

The overall case-fatality rate stands at 1. 9%, and decreases below 1% for hospitalized cases.

But women's literacy stands at just 58%, and only 23% of workers are women.

Italy has the world's third-largest government-bond market. Its debt stands at 120% of GDP, the highest ratio in the euro area after Greece.

The capacity-utilisation index, a measure of firms' slack, stands at 81. 3%, the tightest since 2000.

Yahoo Japan has about a 60 per cent market share, while Google's stands at about 40 per cent, according to analysts.

The Suguta Valley floor is relatively flat and stands at an elevation about 300 meters (1, 000 feet) above sea level.

A key benchmark rate set by the Reserve Bank of India stands at 6 percent, up 1. 25 percent since March.

Fuel mileage stands at 24 mpg city and 30 highway, even with the bigger motor.

Her career total stands at three, including a pair of wins at last year's ceremony.

China's urbanization rate now stands at merely 37 percent, 13 percentage points lower than the world's average level.

Braida was in the stands at the Tardini on Sunday to watch Mariga play in Parma's 2-0 defeat to Cagliari.

China's one-year benchmark deposit rate, however, stands at just 3. 25 per cent.

Before the 1979 revolution 35 percent of women were literate; now the rate stands at 74 percent.

The unemployment rate stands at 11. 1%, the fourth-highest in the country.

The death toll in Gaza stands at more than 500.

The nationwide death toll now stands at 22.

Microsoft stands at 5% and AOL is hovering around 4%, according to eMarketer.

[1]Today the number stands at 6, 909 and is declining rapidly.

The fare currently stands at 2 yuan.

The list now stands at 84 countries.

The rate now stands at $1. 22 per euro.