The plaintiffs argued that the ESM, even though it cleared both houses of parliament with the two-thirds majorities necessary to amend the constitution, cannot stand because it is fundamentally undemocratic and therefore violates the eternity clause.

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The Department for Education (DfE) said it "cannot just stand by if a school is failing children".

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Given such profound concerns, it is clear investors cannot stand by idly.

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"I face the world as it is, and cannot stand idle in the face of threats to the American people, " Mr. Obama said, outlining his rational for using force.

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So, enough with the false cry of The Right that would have you believe that elected officials who receive union support on their way to office cannot stand up to those very unions once it becomes their job to do so.

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Anyone who reads the story as they stand beside the graves cannot fail to be moved by it.

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It also means that we cannot and should not let politics stand in the way of focusing on the business case for advanced energy technologies.

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However wrong the relationship or misleading the denial, it is not nearly the same as those other examples and cannot stand on the same constitutional footing.

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The party's logo promotes Mr Grillo's blog, making clear that it is very much the vehicle of the ageing comedian, who cannot stand for parliament himself because of his manslaughter conviction.

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It would prove very difficult to persuade the Germans to stand behind the debts of nations who still cannot collect their taxes effectively.

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