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How to pronounce standpoint in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms point of view, stand, viewpoint
Type of stance, position, posture
Has types landscape, slant, angle, cityscape, complexion

Examples of standpoint

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From a practical standpoint, there is nothing else we can do to get any results.
From the upi.com
From an economic development standpoint, he questioned the return on investment.
From the thenewstribune.com
From an economic standpoint, the risks are much higher in the developed markets.
From the businessweek.com
The mechanics of throwing a baseball are complicated, from a medical standpoint.
From the online.wsj.com
It is, both from a moral standpoint and because India's stability depends on it.
From the economist.com
I have always been of the standpoint to get rid of the automatic qualifications.
From the denverpost.com
So, from the public's standpoint, matters are getting a bit simpler in Congress.
From the courier-journal.com
We just could not mount enough of an offensive standpoint to make it a ballgame.
From the thenewstribune.com
So, he's taking a lot of pressure and made a lot of plays, from that standpoint.
From the chron.com
More examples
  • Point of view: a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events"
  • Standpoint is a monthly British cultural and political magazine. It put out its premier issue at the end of May 2008 - the first launch of a major current affairs publication in the UK in more than a decade.
  • Perspective; a place in time and space from which to view the world around us.
  • The special type of perspective which determines the point from which a whole system of perspectives is viewed. The main Critical standpoints are the theoretical, practical and judicial.