They stood idly by while the costs have been uncontrollably growing to impossible limits.
I really do not believe that they can be expected to stand idly by and do nothing about it.
Does he accept that as we brought that nation to birth, we should not stand idly by and allow that sort of eventuality to occur?
We do not want to stand idly by and do nothing.
They stand idly by at the employment exchanges, waiting for someone to hire them.
We will not stand idly by and see the scope and function of the elementary school curtailed.
I do not believe that men are standing idly by awaiting our decision on this aircraft.
They are not going to stand idly by and see their wives and children suffer as they suffer to-day.