Sentence examples for could neither stand from inspiring English sources

George VI's decision to create Edward a royal duke ensured that he could neither stand for election to the House of Commons nor speak on political subjects in the House of Lords.

You could neither sit nor stand, nor go about your daily chores.

In the unreformed House of Commons to be either a candidate or an elector for a county seat, a man had to own (not rent) freehold property valued for the land tax at two pounds a year (women could neither vote nor stand for election).

Neither stands much chance of winning but each could steal many votes from Mr López Obrador, whose position as the race's leader looks ever more fragile.

Unfortunately, this flimsy attempt neither stands nor delivers.

What neither could stand was the center.

Neither could stand the smell, the sight, the thought of the other.

They could neither move forward nor backward.

She described a club based on a common need that was made up of her and her friend Arlene Francis: "We shared the same terrible personality trait: neither of us could stand it if everybody didn't love us".

By 1997, neither of us could stand our new boss, so we quit.

People on the Internet tend to think Israel is capable of literally anything, and that neither morality or practicality could ever stand in the way of their nefarious ambitions.