Sentence examples for could not proceed forward from inspiring English sources

Ponce de Leon's three ships, sailing south from Cape Canaveral to Tortuga in 1513, sometimes were unable to stem the Gulf Stream, and, according to a Spanish historian, "although they had a great wind, they could not proceed forward, but backward".

A summary of Ponce de León's voyage log, on April 22, 1513, noted, "A current such that, although they had great wind, they could not proceed forward, but backward and it seems that they were proceeding well; at the end it was known that the current was more powerful than the wind".

Without him, the project could not proceed.

But the project could not proceed without corps approval.

None of this means that a new nuclear programme could not proceed.

Rolls said it could not proceed with the engine under the present fixed‐price contract.

Labor also seems likely to block the plebiscite, which would mean it could not proceed.

The bill could not proceed without the backing of a majority of this English grand committee.

His role was integral to the production and the performance could not proceed without him.

And with Republicans threatening to vote against the budget, Senate Democrats could not proceed.

The subject could not proceed with the test unless she/he entered a score.