None of our children are called Veronica, but we always say it when we want them to stop doing something.

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Why should I stop doing something that brings me so much pleasure?

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It is said to stop someone from doing something new.

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Ever since Ofcom announced its ruling allowing Everything Everywhere to go ahead with its early 4G plan, Vodafone and O2 have been muttering darkly about doing something to stop it.

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"It's just talk until they start doing something about it and stop lying about what really happened, " Serpico said.

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Most attempts to trap positrons more efficiently have involved doing something to them to try and stop them from getting back to the trap's entrance.

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Republicans in Congress need to stop trying to refight the battles of the past few years, and finally start doing something to actually help the middle class get ahead.

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Another often-used argument was that what we were proposing would not stop all criminals from securing or using firearms, and therefore it was not something worth doing.

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