A theory is actually something very good in science, it's withstood a lot of scrutiny, but it's not positive.
Though his most famous work, The Catcher in the Rye, is often shrugged off as relatable only to angsty, insufferable teens, it's withstood the test of time.
"It's withstanding the test of time, no matter what anyone says," Lapsley said.
"The expense is reckoned," wrote the first great martyr, Campion, "the enterprise is begun; it is of God, it cannot be withstood".
"He's withstood it all," he said.
Donnelly's style must be withstood before it is enjoyed.
"Much will depend on how well it will withstand the pressure and they are tough guys who seem to be withstanding it well," said Giorgos Kyrtsos, a political commentator.
"The house is 80 or 90 years old so it's obviously withstood some things before so we're hopeful that it will survive".
The tension surrounding such an emotional game meant that each chance came at a premium, but it the end, it was Zambia that withstood the pressure.
But conservatism needs to build a much longer-term movement of positive enthusiasm if it is to withstand the next competent Labour leader.
It was designed to withstand a 6.2-magnitude quake, according to its owner, Dominion Resources.
