Sentence examples for had not staged from inspiring English sources

Even if opponents had not staged a boycott, it is doubtful whether they would have mustered much at the polls.

Many of the improvements were necessary because the arena had not staged an N.B.A. game since the Washington Bullets played several home games there in the 1990s.

The theater had not staged a play in two years when she bought it for $1.7 million in 1996 and renovated it for $3 million.

The Yankees insisted the punishing nature of the loss held no more significance than if they had not staged their own rally.

In 1985 at 57 he starred in the Paris Opéra's historic revival of "Robert le Diable" by Meyerbeer, which the company had not staged for some 90 years.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Oct. 8 — Before last month's walkout at General Motors, the United Automobile Workers had not staged a major strike during contract talks for more than two decades.

One letter suggested Karl Kurz had been framed and hadn't staged the shooting at all.

It has not staged international matches since Sri Lanka's players were attacked by gunmen in March 2009.

This autumn represents something of a long-overdue celebration for Pinter on Broadway, which has not staged his work since 2008.

The union has not staged a national strike at G.M. since 1970, when workers were off the job for two months.

Serbia has not staged municipal elections in Kosovo since the UN takeover and to do so would breach the security council resolution mandating the international mission.