Example sentences of "stand [adv prt] to the ussr " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kinnock improved his image most on being energetic and decisive but actually lost ground on being able to stand up to the USSR , reflecting perhaps the consequences of his ‘ dad 's army ’ interview with David Frost . |
| 2 | On being able to stand up to the USSR , Thatcher scored 80 per cent in the precampaign week , easing to 79 per cent in the last fortnight of the campaign . |
| 3 | As the campaign developed Kinnock 's image as a man who would stand up to the USSR declined throughout the electorate , even amongst Labour supporters , though it declined slightly more amongst Conservative supporters . |
| 4 | By the end of the campaign , his average image score had risen to 65 but his score on standing up to the USSR had dropped to 56 . |
| 5 | Scores on this image ( standing up to the USSR ) were never very predictable for any politician . |