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I really wonder about the appropriateness of making children stand in the corner as punishment for getting a low mark on a quiz.

Bernard Berenson once said, "I wish I could stand on a busy corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours.

" George Orwell wrote that people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

I don't like his paintings.

They're always these bizarre pictures of people being tortured or sexually assaulted while people stand around watching.

Sue Woodman once remarked that living by basic good-mothering guidelines enables a mom to blend the responsibilities of parenthood with its joys, to know when to stand her ground, and when to be flexible.

A Japanese proverb observes that you have to bow a few times before you can stand upright.

If you are brave enough to stand the cold water, scuba-diving off the coast of Oregon can be quite spectacular.

Pain killers will certainly help your grandmother to stand the pain, but they may also make her very sleepy.

We need to clamp the microphone to the stand somehow.

Bruce is a little too compliant in his dealings with the boss.

He needs to learn to stand up for himself.

He was in no condition to drive after the party, he could hardly even stand up.

I can't stand this constant rain.

We've got to go somewhere sunny for our holidays.

My colleague's stand on the issue is quite contrary to my own.

He is paid $10.

00 an hour to stand on the street wearing a gorilla costume with the name of a pizza shop on it.

The former dictator was openly defiant when he appeared in court to stand charges of crimes against humanity.

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