1.   Continental lithosphere stands higher than oceanic lithosphere because continental crust is both of greater thickness and lower density than oceanic crust.

2.   Another American stood higher in the overall standings after Saturday than Armstrong.

3.   Few of the buildings stood higher than a single floor, so there was relatively little rubble to be buried beneath.

4.   Given these guidelines, only the best would do, and quite possibly Harbison stood a little higher than the American composers around him.

5.   In many forests, the deadwood stood higher than six feet, a sure sign of unhealthy woods, forestry officials said.

6.   Nearly three decades after his death, the reputation of Martin Luther King, Jr. has never stood higher.

7.   Prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange continued to slip in morning trading Monday, while the U.S. dollar stood slightly higher against the Japanese yen.

8.   The dollar stood higher early Wednesday afternoon against other major currencies by comparison with morning levels, after announcement of US retail sales figures for February, traders said.

9.   The index had stood even higher before Wall Street opened lower on Monday.