Example sentences of "not stand [adv] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this intuition does not stand up to inspection . |
| 2 | But it will not stand up to detergent . |
| 3 | Nevertheless Dynamius accused Theodore of plotting against Guntram , had him arrested and sent to the king for trial ; again the accusations did not stand up to scrutiny . |
| 4 | Given his concern with the exchange rate , the argument does not stand up to analysis . |
| 5 | The assertion , by Mr Guy Woodall , 37 , of Leatherhead , Surrey , that his sparkling British drink was the 400-year-old tradition known as elderflower champagne did not stand up to analysis , said counsel Mr Nicolas Bragge . |
| 6 | Yet the Imperial side of the argument — whatever view may be taken of the fiscal , economic and domestic — would not stand up to examination . |
| 7 | Its contents are hard to classify , and its quality is hard to define : it is a good-bad play , which does not stand up to examination once it is over but provides some striking effects while it lasts . |
| 8 | Assessment shows that the rhetoric of community involvement did not stand up to examination in the way that bids were compiled . |
| 9 | Many people wake up in the night with a wonderful " eureka " idea which does not stand up to examination in the cold light of morning . |
| 10 | It will not stand up to examination by the electorate in the coming election campaign . |
| 11 | You will find that ease of emphasis comes more readily if you are not standing stiffly to attention while delivering your speech . |