Example sentences of "[adv] does [adv] stand " in BNC.
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| 1 | The boundary-maintaining function just does not stand up as a function of crime or deviance . |
| 2 | The idea of target setting based purely on ‘ doing better ’ without considering what the cost of that doing better is , just does not stand up to rational examination . |
| 3 | Much as I like to believe a man can have sex with any woman and enjoy it , it just does n't stand the test . ’ |
| 4 | The only site of note is a pass over the M62 motorway , which honestly does n't stand out in my top 10 sights of Britain . |
| 5 | ‘ But that theory really does not stand up any more , ’ says Mr Santilli . |
| 6 | Thor Heyerdahl 's cherished notion that the Pacific islanders are descended from South American voyagers drifting westward does n't stand a chance against the genetic evidence , which says that they came from Asia . |
| 7 | Labour 's coal strategy simply does not stand up — first , on environmental grounds . |
| 8 | Or ( as cited above ) , one might hold a particular performance as a ‘ reference ’ , which gradually exerts such an influence that any newcomer simply does n't stand a chance . |