Example sentences of "stand [adv prt] to [art] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was about to stand up to the policeman when Duncan spoke . |
| 2 | The problem is to develop a device which as well as demonstrating a high degree of efficiency in converting wave energy into electricity , is also robust enough to stand up to the buffeting and corrosion of the sea . |
| 3 | It involves one of the few regulators that have shown some teeth in standing up to the powers that have been conferred by the Government on privatised British Gas . |
| 4 | The CIT 's members are standing up to the recession and keeping close to their customers and associates . |
| 5 | ‘ And Mama has written to say how grateful she is that we 'll be able to see how the old house has stood up to the war and cope with any disasters for her . ’ |
| 6 | In particular , Manuela , the girl who had wiped the word maricone from the blackboard , stood up to the rowdies and lashed them with her tongue . |