Example sentences of "[not/n't] stand in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ***Did not stand in the proportional elections for party electoral lists . |
| 2 | The shibboleth of the DM3 standard should not stand in the way of entry at a realistic level , which would probably be at around DM2.80 to the pound . |
| 3 | The Transport Secretary , Mr Cecil Parkinson , assured the Commons yesterday that financial considerations would not stand in the way of implementing Sir Anthony Hidden 's 93 recommendations . |
| 4 | I can assure the House that finance will not stand in the way of implementation of the report . ’ |
| 5 | MR CECIL Parkinson , the Transport Secretary , gave an assurance to the Commons yesterday that financial considerations would not stand in the way of implementing recommendations of the Clapham disaster report . |
| 6 | But he promised : ‘ I can assure the House that finance will not stand in the way of the implementation of the report . ’ |
| 7 | Her position as expressed to me was that if the private sector wanted to use its own money for the tunnel then we should certainly not stand in the way . |
| 8 | ( Yet surely a murderer would not stand in the middle of an enormous snow-covered , frost-bitten field in the dark on such a night , just on the off-chance that someone would be silly enough to cross it alone ! ) |
| 9 | The crop must be cut before it is dead ripe to avoid shedding of grain , and because it does not stand in the sheaf to harden , it usually requires artificial drying . |
| 10 | The Government would not stand in the way of a united Ireland provided it could be negotiated by democratic and peaceful means . |
| 11 | Provided that this is favourable , we at Barclays believe that for the most part this approach will not stand in the way of efficient securitisation . |
| 12 | Manager Joe Kinnear , robbed of the injured John Fashanu , sees Cork as a short-term solution — and Sheffield United 's Dave Bassett would not stand in the way of his great pal . |
| 13 | If there exists a word or expression standing in a relation of oppositeness to one occurrence of a word form , which does not stand in the same relation to a second , syntactically identical occurrence of the same word form in a different context , then that word form is ambiguous , and the two occurrences exemplify different senses . |
| 14 | If there exists a word which stands in a paronymic relation to one occurrence of a word form , but does not stand in the same relation to a second , syntactically identical occurrence of the same word form in a different context , then that word form is ambiguous , and the two occurrences exemplify different senses . |
| 15 | If every occurrence of X stands in the relation R to Y , but there are occurrences of Y which do not stand in the relation R to X , then we shall say that X is a hypo-R of Y , and Y a super-R of X : |
| 16 | Suppose it is known that a certain element A stands in a relation R to a second element B. If R is an asymmetric relation , then it necessarily follows that B does not stand in the relation R to A ( the relation of B to A in that case is the converse of R ) . |
| 17 | Fifth , subsidiarity will not stand in the way of the Community if the institutions want to claim power — as they will . |
| 18 | Similarly , where there are insufficient funds in the scheme to meet the cost of equalisation , the national courts must decide the scheme 's and employer 's respective liability , but national law must not stand in the way of Article 199 . |
| 19 | On Oct. 16 the Romanian National Assembly approved by 324 votes to seven the new Council of Ministers proposed by Prime Minister-designate Theodor Stolojan , who undertook to accelerate reforms and promised that he would continue his political neutrality and would not stand in the forthcoming ( 1992 ) elections . |
| 20 | I look forward to parties where people do not stand in the kitchen . |
| 21 | The hostess of the coffee place thought they were waiting for a table and corrected them for not standing in the queue . |
| 22 | Rao 's appointment was widely regarded as a temporary measure ; he was in poor health following recent open-heart surgery and was not standing in the current general election . |
| 23 | Throughout Cecil was followed by a bobble-hatted man , who seemed to have forgotten the former party chairman was not standing in the election . |
| 24 | That 's what seems to worry people — that photography should be hung on a wall , not stood in the middle of a room . ’ |
| 25 | He ate and drank with relish , pointing out a fishing boat leaving Sligo harbour , remarking how Rosses point across the bay had safe bathing while here you could n't stand in the water without feeling the currents pushing the sand out from under your feet . |
| 26 | You ca n't stand in the way of progress ! |
| 27 | ‘ Do n't stand in the doorway , Sally , come in . |
| 28 | ‘ Quite impossible … but do n't stand in the street . ’ |
| 29 | We should n't stand in the way of the forces of justice , should we , Inspector ? ’ |
| 30 | While she was absorbing that little gem , ‘ I never thought I would ever accept a working wife , but , ’ he paused and gave her a private smile , ‘ if that 's what my darling wants , I just ca n't stand in the way of her choice to continue working . ’ |