The bill failed to proceed beyond the first stage in the process of becoming a law.

"Perhaps the attorney general could not proceed due to circumstances beyond his control," he said.

I repeat, do not try to proceed beyond this line.

It is unlikely the legislation will proceed beyond the Senate this year.

They are now at a level that gives some companies little incentive to proceed beyond exploration.

However, such plans never proceeded beyond an investigation stage, often due to the capital costs.

However, the project did not proceed beyond the market research phase.

We must proceed without concern for details beyond our control.

The contest does not proceed beyond any participating district in the organization to the International level.

The project never proceeded beyond the initial phase of development.