"Although he implied it, he didn't make a finding that Henry Lee lied on the stand and he didn't make a finding that he acted maliciously, " Rosenbluth said.

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He didn't want to stand in my way if this was what I wanted.

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Mr Williams said he didn't make a stand out of choice.

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Some of NBC's own employees signed petitions petition at the network's Burbank, California, studios protesting NBC's decision to give Simpson a platform on network television when he didn't take the stand to tell his story in a court of law.

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Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, the one-time front-runner who had indicated he would end his faltering campaign if he didn't win the primary, has backed away from that stand in recent days.

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He was also a fine puller and an efficient cutter, but it was the manner in which he got his runs that stood out, specifically because it didn't stand out.

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And if he didn't hit a home run, he at least had a stand-up triple -- or a 25-point game if you're a basketball fan, or a three-touchdown performance if you're into football.

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And he told me that BT's boasts about its fibre service didn't stand up either - BT Infinity, offering 20-30Mbps should not be compared to Virgin's 50Mbps product.

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He said Huhne was "ruthlessly ambitious" and a man "who didn't let anything stand in the way of his career".

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But I also think he probably didn't declare anti-Mother's Day, so I like to let that stand.

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