Sentence examples for let alone pass from inspiring English sources

But it's an open question whether the Senate will even take up the bill, let alone pass it.

He reckons it will be hard for Republicans to find the votes to speed up and make permanent the Bush tax cut, let alone pass new ones.

One of the key problems grammar schools have faced is getting children from hard-to-reach communities to even sit the test, let alone pass.

And how is such a person supposed to suddenly take possession of state secrets, let alone pass them along?" Russia's treason law was amended by parliament in October, 2012, following a season of anti-Kremlin protest.

But it's not clear that Congress will even take up the matter, let alone pass a change in the law that would help fill the pilot supply pipeline more rapidly.

There are simply not enough Muslims in our country for anyone to lose sleep over Sharia, let alone pass legislation.

It has no chance of attracting enough signatures to get on the ballot, let alone passing.

That was hardly surprising: at the time, few women had ever taken, let alone passed, the foreign service examination.

The antics of the opposition in Parliament's upper house, where the BJP has just 45 out of 245 seats, meant the bills were not even considered, let alone passed.

But without the support of Ms. Glick, who is a 22-year veteran of the Assembly, the bill has an extremely slim chance of coming up for a vote this session — let alone passing.

Having grown up as a fan of the San Francisco 49ers, Brady claims to have never considered the possibility of joining his idol, Joe Montana, in having won four Super Bowls, let alone passing Montana and Terry Bradshaw, the Pittsburgh Hall of Famer, who each had four wins in four attempts.