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It had been his intention to go to Wimbledon, but as he himself said: “Why be blooming well frizzled when you can hear all the results over the wireless.[…]You stand by, Janet, and wake me up if they do any of that running commentary stuff.”

Even though money is scarce sometimes, Ann stands by her decision to be a full-time mother.

[W]hen a Hamas spokesman recently stood by his statement that Jews used the blood of non-Jewish children for their matzos – one of the oldest anti-Semitic canards around – European elites were largely silent.

They stood by us all along and it's awesome to see them out here to support us today.

I can't simply stand by and watch you ruin your life.