Example sentences of "be [vb pp] to stand [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A late election will also be acceptable where at a crucial time one of the signatories or a signatory 's agent was unavailable for unforeseeable reasons ( such as a serious illness ) and there was no one else who could reasonably be expected to stand in the agent 's shoes . |
| 2 | Because of the Golden Share , Murdoch and any others would be forced to stand on the sidelines gnashing their teeth as News on Sunday forged ahead , slicing huge swathes off the readership of their titles . |
| 3 | Will he confim that if unemployment figures were counted today on the same basis as they were in 1979 employment Ministers would be forced to stand at the Dispatch Box and admit that the number of economically active people who are unemployed in Great Britain today is 3.75 million ? |
| 4 | It may be , then , that there is a distinction between the two cases and that , notwithstanding the later doubts expressed in Hills v. Ellis , Willmott v. Atack should be taken to stand for the proposition that a person who interferes with the police intending to help them is not guilty of a wilful obstruction . |
| 5 | Well , a little thing like that should not be allowed to stand in the way of such a great man , so Mr Pozsgay now spends one hour a week in the gym . |
| 6 | We felt this should not be allowed to stand in the way of the child protection process , so we tried to put the responsibility where it should properly lie — with the perpetrator . ’ |
| 7 | Different concerns and procedures , and hence unfamiliarity , should not be allowed to stand in the way of understanding . |
| 8 | In the , when we dealt with the matter of children and communion , we based the whole case upon the doctrine that nothing must be allowed to stand in the way of the grace of God being available for all and sundry . |
| 9 | Nothing must be allowed to stand in the way of that . |
| 10 | When we come to deal with infant baptism we take the view that the failure of parents to measure up to certain standards is to be allowed to stand in the way of the grace of God being available for their children . |
| 11 | ‘ It was clear from discussions that the Germans and French will not be allowed to stand in the way of Merseyside 's bid , ’ Mr Stewart said . |
| 12 | Hinged doors opening outwards from floor level facilitate easy cleaning and the hutch must be constructed to stand off the floor , preferably on legs , to ensure that urine and surplus drinking water drain away easily so that the floor remains dry . |