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It was cold today, so we put a pair of booties on Niuniu, and she could stand for nearly half a minute at a stretch in those shoes.

As the little old man finished eating and was wiping his face neatly with a napkin the young man could stand it no longer.

When one American soldier could stand is no longer, he got out of the American trenches and crawled on his stomach to that German soldier.

On rainy days, he carries me over puddles and says: you could stand to gain a few pounds, you know.

Gene Sperling tried to goad me into trying it, but I told him I'd had about all the free falls I could stand.

Lieutenant Colonel Beard had had all the excitement and danger he could stand by the age of thirty-three. Angela had to have hers.

The commander whose forces captured Muammar Gaddafi has said he tried to save the former Libyan leader's life so that he could stand trial.

If the mean person has a point, tell her that you get it, but she could stand to work on her people skills.

Paul picked out a crew of men who could stand the heat better than others.

I knew she was going to put pressure on me to give up the idea, and I wondered if I could stand up to it.

"I should have thought you could stand a bit of good-natured chaff by now, " he replied.

After we said goodbye, I drove the car onto the ferry and climbed out, so I could stand on deck as the boat motored out of the harbor.

of the side garden to the front, where she could stand as if in an immense gulf of white light, the moon streaming high in face of her.

While he may not have been as obese as you might have expected from some of his photos, he could stand to shed a few pounds.

This was almost more than Wilbur could stand: on this dreary, rainy day to see his breakfast being eaten by somebody else.

You could stand there and look down upon it for a week without getting tired of it.

A half-mile of it was as much as he could stand, and he weakened under the strain.

Thassarian. . . I feel as if I just regained you. If you die on me again, I don't know that I could stand it.

And he did not know how much longer he could stand being so close, yet so far away.

It had been a frosty morning, to be sure, a sharp frost, which hardly one woman in a thousand could stand the test of.

I was never afraid to speak my mind and I never could stand to see a bully push people around.

It is often said that different colors can arouse different feelings, or they could stand for different moods.

When he finally gained his feet, another minute or so was consumed in straightening up, so that he could stand erect as a man should stand.

There seem to be so many men that no enemy could stand against them.

When the hunting season opened that fall, something happened that was almost more than I could stand.

How long do you think you could stand on your tippy-toes before you had to rest your heels on those iron spikes?

I'd like to, but what if she said no? I don't think I could stand the rejection.

At the top there was a cafe and a balcony where visitors could stand and enjoy the view.

The proxy signer could stand proxy for the original signer to generate signatures, referred to as proxy signatures.

Once there it would be a question of how long the team could stand his shortcomings.

He says if you could stand on the Moon and watch the total lunar eclipse, the view would be even more dramatic.

Toad listened eagerly, all ears, for a time; at last he could stand it no longer.

And there were suites available, if she could stand living in an apartment without a yard or garden.

What sort of substance could stand those temperatures?

Today, Clark said, New Yorkers could stand on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and look down on a present-day active whale habitat.

The stairway was only five stairs long, dropping just enough so that, by the last step, Vanity could stand upright, and I had to stoop.

When he could stand it no longer, he threw down his palette, took her in his arms and kissed her.

He did not want them. He could not stand them any more than he could stand the stupid first-cabin passengers and the riotous young people.

The heat there was more than he could stand.

You could stand on one to see over the heads in a crowd.

But the real reason for this trip (besides for VW parts) was to see Jet, and nothing could stand in our way!

But the amount is too little to create a force that could stand up to Syria, Hizbullah, and especially Israel.

No man could stand alone with him as a writer.

If the teachers could stand a little fun in the books they assign, my Augusts would be a lot more enjoyable.

This water also contained a refuge, in the form of a hidden platform that was under water but which the mice could stand on.

Jack Ma might be the only man in China who could stand up against Steve Jobs.

I stood up, inched my way past knees and walked until I took up a spot near the stage where I could stand without occluding anyone's view.

Even then, conditions in a Martian greenhouse would be beyond what ordinary plants could stand.

But for years and years, I could stand genuine empathy only five minutes at a time.

And if the very concept of over-sharing continues to fade away, both startups could stand to gain a lot.

I hope I could stand in the corner filled with sunshine forever and live happily ever after with my wonderful friends.

Harriet had no scruples which could stand many minutes against the earnest pressing of both the others.

The tiles in Mango are an improvement over the first version of Windows Phone, though they could stand to be even more insightful.

A new president could stand on the inaugural platform, sneeze into the microphone, and win praise for his "great force and brevity. "

Explanation: If you could stand on Mars, what would you see?

Do you think you could stand that?

Some were so small they could stand on the head of a pin; while others were so large one could feel the weight of them in one's hand.

Finallly, Owen could stand it no longer. With a battle cry, he charged into the Wood after the impertinent knight.

Jim could stand on his head for seconds.

The officerdidn't doubt that his soldiers could stand firm in face of any danger .

Since no woman could stand the situation of her husband's keeping another woman, his bachelorhood was safe.

I could stand to lose a few pounds. Having a car has made me lazy. I never end up walking anywhere!

Mr Obama delivered on all counts, saying India had arrived as a global power that could stand "shoulder to shoulder" with the US.

Natives could stand in shallow water and pick up the fish with their bare hands. This is no longer so.

The heat was more than he could stand.

"When we lost New Hampshire, we needed every leg we could stand on. The community turned out to be that leg. "

If you take a quick look back at the diagnostic Groovlet in Listing 6, you might see where it could stand to be improved with GSP code.

The little one could stand it no longer. His nose twitching, he burst out crying.

Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the late president's twin, could stand, perhaps buoyed by a sympathy vote. But his chances look fragile.

I was wondering if you could stand in for me at the meeting.

their sleeping car. The Greens could stand up and walk around. It was a long.

This one was a strong, seaworthy boat, and could stand a lot of wind.

Drugs helped: "I could stand in a queue without getting impatient and watchthe news without getting distracted. "

I could stand here and perpetuate the rumor that as a young man.

She could stand betweeen Miss World, Miss Universe and Miss India and I would still find my wife the most beautiful of all. . .

flexible rock crib dyke could stand with frost heave and scour, and it was a reliable protection measure.

The facilitator could stand in the middle of the table to run the meeting.

Finally, he could stand it no longer, He stopped, his voice trembling with rage.

If I could stand up, I would try to dance. This is indeed the most desired in my heart.

But of course once you reach the summit and realise that there is nowhere you could stand taller on Earth, that's why I do it.

If I could stand up straight, I'd kill you.

Then she pointed at the female ghost again, and immediately Li Wan could stand up and move freely.

Tech companies that get a large share of their sales from China could stand to gain from a yuan move.

Big investment banks, with the resources to upgrade their technology and compliance, could stand to gain.

I wish I could stand on a busy street corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours.

In a word, he could stand side by side with Sun Yatsen and his military talent was developed and displayed.

I don't think I could stand working in an office.

He could stand on the platform, and inevitably be consumed by the burning flames.

In theory, were he to be acquitted, she could stand down.

He treated me so badly that I could stand it no longer.

Right. Got it. I could stand to lay off the fast food anyway.

No man could stand aside in such a condition.

Since no woman could stand the situation of the husband's keeping another woman, his bachelorhood was safe.

That's right. I could stand to lose a few pounds, too.

Independent clauses are series of words that could stand alone as complete sentences.

'I wanted a partnership, someone who could stand toe-to-toe with me and push back, ' he says.

Somebody said that my short novels could stand up to Mark Twain's.

The friendship we establish should be that could stand by us when trouble comes.

The court might reject it, over procedure, or rule that Mr Uribe could stand only in 2014.

adopting separate air blower, make sure the air blower could stand high temperature when the hot air is recycled. 5.

In time, those who could stand on two feet indefinitely beat out those who could only do it temporarily.

if these things regarded only myself, I could stand it with composure.

He could stand the beatings and he did.

Miss Zhou was active, bold, and unconstrained, which was admired by everyone. They thought that she could stand for the new women.

Finally Jack could stand no longer and threw the visitor's hat out.

Tall and good-looking, he really could stand shoulder to shoulder with Clinton and Bush.

I heard that a paralyzed man in the US could stand up again after he got an electrode device implant.

A proper use of metaphor may turn a work into a rich reserve of ideas that could stand a long time exploring.

That our nation could stand out among fierce competition is truly a hard-earned glory.

In his first experiments, riders completed 30 seconds of cycling at the highest intensity the riders could stand.

In time, those who could stand on two feet beat out those who could only do it temporarily.

they could stand on their hands , turn head - over - heels , or sit in the air.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao promised the investigation into the fatal train crash will offer a result that could stand the test of history.

Imagine if a team of physicists could stand inside of an atom and watch and hear electrons spin.

When the plane was flying very high, Allan could stand up and walk around.

Then one day, when K. could stand it no longer, he dieted.

"I am here to celebrate her because that lady stood for me so I could stand here today, " said Thompson.

The experiment showed the more often people swear in daily life, the less extra time they could stand the pain.

The Lord never forsook them, and since He was with them no power could stand against them.

Finally Jack could stand it no longer.

One would think that no one man's heart and brain could stand all the things that are crowded into one day.

One day the pilot could stand it no longer.

On the other hand, she was fiercely courted by the cliquish in-crowd of cheerleaders and athletes, few of whom she could stand.

Or: "Look, I'll be honest, she could stand to drop 10 pounds, but so could you. "

Most of us could stand to learn to express anger in a more productive, less destructive way.

And finally they invented laughter, so they could stand it.

Does Cook have an in-house product critic, who could stand in Jobs's place?

My body could stand on the crutches, but my mind couldn't stand on the sideline.

Say, this suit could stand a pressing.

My body could stand the crutches but my mind couldn't stand the sideline .

Could stand on foot, now to renew the fight.

At last they could stand it no longer.

The Three Gorges Dam was clogged by vast floating islands of debris -- in some places, the trash was so thick that people could stand on it.

I think it could stand being a little shorter.

They could stand, react to touch and move.

Fair enough, what we currently have is slow and painful and could stand a lot of improvement.

His rude behavior is more than we could stand.

If developing countries were to choose to do so, they could stand aside, as in the trade field from GATT.

The hurt and pain were more than he could stand.

If rapid transfusion was desired, the intra-arterial technique was used, or the operator could stand on the bag.

when we thought that nothing could stand in our way?

If you, O Lord , kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand?

And her simple touch was more than I could stand

Loving you was more than I could stand

I could stand with you with your snow boots on

And I don't know if I could stand another hand upon you

If I could stand up mean for the things that I believe

If I could stand up and take the blame I would

i could stand by the side and watch this life pass me by

I need a girl that could stand me, raise me a family

the music becoming as loud and penetrating as the human ear could stand,

He knew he could stand with the best

You could stand inside my shoes

even i fall and i could stand up

We could stand here forever, wondering

With skeleton so strong it could stand all in it and struggle for earthquake

sb could stand to be done

and could stand well on one foot