Example sentences of "or fall on " in BNC.
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| 1 | No matter how well intentioned an author may be , no matter how good his work is considered , a lavish photographic book of this kind , and of this price , must stand or fall on the sheer quality of the pictures selected and the way in which they are presented . |
| 2 | Milken refused to play the game of domino justice , so the case against him will stand or fall on its own merits . |
| 3 | ‘ I am willing to stand or fall on this one , ’ he had said — but when he was proved wrong he did not fall , he rose yet higher . |
| 4 | Mr Karimov knows that he will stand or fall on his ability to stave off economic collapse . |
| 5 | But the argument must stand or fall on its merits . |
| 6 | But the ordination of women does not stand or fall on that , rather it is related back to our understanding of God and of men and women created and redeemed in that image . |
| 7 | With respect to a concept of orthogenesis the validity of internally direction evolution does not stand or fall on what various specialists such as molecular biologists , have to offer . |
| 8 | The CEGB 's case is likely to stand or fall on the economics of the project . |
| 9 | Which could be seen as a good thing ; after all , in the eyes of sceptical guitarists the GR-1 could stand or fall on its immediate user-friendly appeal . |
| 10 | It seems that this is a case that will stand or fall on its own particular facts . |
| 11 | The success of the new News at Ten will stand or fall on his relationship with the seven million plus viewers . |
| 12 | There have to be some standards but a track record is more important than spending three weekends away being taught something you already know , and I 'm quite happy to stand or fall on my personal record . |
| 13 | For the government , acceptance of central planning did not stand or fall on the issue of nationalisation . |
| 14 | While difficulties in calculating harm may impede the application of the ‘ harm-to-others ’ principle , the regulation of insider dealing should not stand or fall on the fact that proof of harm is difficult to acquire . |
| 15 | Heinemann has a one volume FCE course entitled Target First Certificate , and this has neither prequels nor sequels and will stand or fall on its own merits . |
| 16 | Their case would stand or fall on her reliability . |
| 17 | It seems that the case for elaboration , and thus for the Withington-Barton Farm-Woodchester order of development , must stand or fall on the implications of the stylistic inter-relationships of the pavements themselves . |
| 18 | The only thing you had to watch out was that she did n't start to stagger and put one of them feet down on you a bit sharp , or fell on you as she were a-swaying about with her jink-back . |
| 19 | It stands or falls on this one event . |
| 20 | Emergency admissions as a result of road traffic accidents or falls on icy pavements can not be arranged . |
| 21 | Your company stands or falls on how quickly it can handle information . |
| 22 | Whitty and Jones 's analysis stands or falls on the meaning of health , whether health services have an impact on health , and on the central functions of public health medicine . |
| 23 | ‘ It stands or falls on the quality of its detail , ’ says Winston . |
| 24 | Despite their manifest differences , all five views that I have just sketched out are united in that none of them hangs or falls on the notion of critical abilities . |
| 25 | This is a provision which is usually inserted , since , once an order has been placed , it becomes a separate contract , with a life of its own , and stands or falls on the terms and conditions which govern it . |
| 26 | Our company is based on sound and we stand or fall on it ; since the introduction of Smooth Tubes we have never been busier and it is insulting and naive to suggest our success is based on a few LEDs . |
| 27 | As we have seen , the franchised hamburger and fast food restaurants and hotel chains stand or fall on their ability to supply a reliable , predictable , high-quality product or service in a situation which is remote from the centre and where the actual provider is quite low down the corporate hierarchy . |