We staan vaak stil

11:22 Aug 24, 2012 

means to think about, consider etc. as has been said here. The trikcy thing is that one of two parties can do this on its own or you can do it together. Then it can mean 'discuss', or evne as Barnd says to just try and understand. So it really depends on what the situation actually is.

02:49 Aug 24, 2012 

I agree more context is necessary

this sounds like a questionary or a test, that is, a section of a questionary
and then there are a number of options (keuzes) the interviewee can consider, these options may be predefined, but then, what does it mean if the interviewee opts for A, B or C or possibly Z ?
Does it mean anything at all?
Well, the guys who created this questionary 'hebben stilgestaan bij' , have thought about, what lines of thought (and second thoughts) the interviewee may develop with respect to the options of this particular section of the questionary, they have put themselves in their shoes, they may kind of mean to say, we do understand it may be quite difficult for you to opt for one thing or another (but we strongly advise that you opt for C :-))

So "We staan vaak stil bij ....."

might even convey:

**We very well understand** you may be somewhat confused being faced with the options of this section.

More context is necessary

01:40 Aug 24, 2012 

I can't help but think of two poems whenever I see this phrase, which my brain automatically translates as "stand and..." Firstly, John Milton's 'On His Blindness': "They also serve who only stand and wait"; and secondly, 'Leisure' by William Henry Davies: "What is this life if, full of care, / We have no time to stand and stare". Generally however, "pause" works fine :)

00:59 Aug 24, 2012 

the only real difficulty is caused by not knowing the context. have you already rejected the translations offered in Nl-En dictionaries? Is there a specific problem?

20:08 Aug 23, 2012 

Can we have a little more context? Peter's answer sounds fine, but without a little more context it's really rather hard to say.