Sentence examples for do not stand close from inspiring English sources
As parliament's most articulate member, Mr Benn has won attention and honour for his speeches, even when their provocative contents do not stand close scrutiny.
Another pundit puts it this way: "When Amory makes a prediction, don't stand close and scrutinise the small print.
You need to stop wearing A&F clothing...just not attractive enough," Alley said in the first of a series of tweets Tuesday, adding, "and Dear Abercrombie & Fitch CEO, If I ever meet you at a party, don't stand close to me.
Don't stand close to the table when your opponent is shooting.
Don't stand close to the Ravana, you may get burnt.
Barry Zucker's plea for continuing Federal tax exemption of certain private-activity bonds does not stand close inspection on grounds of equity, cost or economic efficiency ("Tax-Free Bonds That Shouldn't Die," Op-Ed, March 29).
With total sensory isolation, some did not stand close enough to the microphones to be heard.
"These dates do not stand up to close scrutiny," says Witwatersrand paleoanthropologist Lee Berger.
For example, in 2000 the preterm birth rate among women over 34 years was the highest of all age groups: 8.8 per 1,000 births as compared with the national average preterm birth rate of 7.5 in the same year.[ 3] Breast-feeding rates are, at first glance, reasonable but do not stand up well to close scrutiny.
Do not stand up immediately.
