The people of Somaliland are committed to continue their independence with or without Somalia, and nobody will be able to stop Somalilanders from deciding their destiny.

"The difference being, of course, that the EU will not stop you from deciding you'd rather be governed by your own dictator."

Occasionally, his scrupulous technique, tracing every detail back to an interview or a printed source, stops him from deciding between two versions of a story.

The aim of the imp table is to stop one board from deciding a match, the maximum gain being 24 imps for a swing of 4,000 points or more.

"Some 1.8 million citizens have given me a mandate to bring a new future to the state of Israel and no parliamentary trick will stop the majority from deciding its stand."

Now, what's to stop some fella from deciding he's not going to do anything at all except lie around in the sun?

Without the minimal check provided by a court warrant, what is to stop the executive branch from deciding that its political foes are potential threats in need of surveillance?

What is to stop these people from deciding to close those stores and then maybe the liquor stores next?

But that did not stop you from deciding your common position with quite stubborn disregard for this.

That did not stop one of the play's producers and his friend from deciding that Mr. Jones's presence would be a delicious buzz generator.