Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Space sufficient only for standing, as in a theater where all the seats have been taken.
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Examples
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He now teaches courses on psychotherapy at Peking University Medical School, and the class is almost always standing-room only.
Freud coming into fashion in China William Wan 2010
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"It doesn't get any better than this," said the 55-year-old retiree as he settled into his standing-room space behind the wire mesh.
Watching Baseball Through 'Knothole' Isn't Naughty When Giants Play Jim Carlton 2010
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"Sometimes I'm having IM conversations at 1 or 2 in the morning," said Robert Reich, a founder of OneRiot who launched the Tech Meetup in Boulder, an event that's become so popular it attracts a standing-room only crowd to its meetings on the University of Colorado campus.
Jerry Lewis: Boulder Likes Its Entrepreneurial Density Jerry Lewis 2011
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My estimate is based on only 400 "standing-room" tickets available for walk-ups (normally 1000s sold).
Paulson stadium scheme will still be a no-bid deal (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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"Sometimes I'm having IM conversations at 1 or 2 in the morning," said Robert Reich, a founder of OneRiot who launched the Tech Meetup in Boulder, an event that's become so popular it attracts a standing-room only crowd to its meetings on the University of Colorado campus.
Jerry Lewis: Boulder Likes Its Entrepreneurial Density Jerry Lewis 2011
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About half of the standing-room crowd was from Wisconsin, according to a show of hands, and they were interested in how to tap the backlash to change the dynamics beyond Wisconsin.
Ari Melber: At Netroots, Bloggers Ask if Democrats Are Pro-Labor Ari Melber 2011
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About half of the standing-room crowd was from Wisconsin, according to a show of hands, and they were interested in how to tap the backlash to change the dynamics beyond Wisconsin.
Ari Melber: At Netroots, Bloggers Ask if Democrats Are Pro-Labor Ari Melber 2011
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About half of the standing-room crowd was from Wisconsin, according to a show of hands, and they were interested in how to tap the backlash to change the dynamics beyond Wisconsin.
Ari Melber: At Netroots, Bloggers Ask if Democrats Are Pro-Labor Ari Melber 2011
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About half of the standing-room crowd was from Wisconsin, according to a show of hands, and they were interested in how to tap the backlash to change the dynamics beyond Wisconsin.
Ari Melber: At Netroots, Bloggers Ask if Democrats Are Pro-Labor Ari Melber 2011
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My estimate is based on only 400 "standing-room" tickets available for walk-ups (normally 1000s sold).
Paulson stadium scheme will still be a no-bid deal (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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