| Something in this comic book spoke to their dissatisfaction and frustration with the world as it stands today. |
| Marriage as it stands is good for children, good for husbands and bad for wives. |
| But as it stands, Man's Best Friend is a decent horror film occasionally hindered by the cruelty inherent in its subject matter and an awkward frivolousness in tone. |
| The scheme as it stands is a well considered response that pays enormous respect to the building. |
| He has realised that the constitution, as it stands, should be deemed dead and buried. |
| Because of the focus on the text as it stands, discussion of redactional and compositional issues is minimal. |
