We stand at a transformational moment in history, where there is tremendous potential not only to tear down walls, but also to build bridges between people separated by geography, cultures, and beliefs.

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For if the stand in the schoolhouse door was a defining moment for George Wallace, then surely the aftermath of Katrina and the invasion of Iraq will be the same for George W. Bush.

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Holwell, Anil Kumar, the McKinsey consultant, walked to the witness stand, where he stood for a moment, in a dark suit and tie, and bowed his head, his hands clasped before him.

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The battery could stand to put out a little more juice (more on that in a moment), and the keyboard is simply one of the tightest we've ever used.

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Now, we stand at the dawn of a new century in a new millennium, another moment to be far-sighted, another moment to guarantee America another 50 years of security and prosperity.

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You walk in, lay your money down, and know where you stand a moment after the dice are rolled.

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Right now, today, in this moment, you can stand up for quality: stop accepting a thing that is substandard and ask for, look for, find something better.

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In a moment of drama inside the courtroom, Mr Zimmerman took the stand to make a statement directed at the parents of Trayvon Martin.

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And since I don't really want to stand out, and since intelligence is very highly rated in my family an exceptionally gifted child would never have a moment's peace I try to scale back my performance at school, but even so I always come first.

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