Example sentences of "[verb] up to [art] rigours " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the longer term the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees tried to help individual farmers to eke out an adequate living , encourage the organization of small farmers at the village level , and foster the growth of a farming structure better able to stand up to the rigours of occupation than the present one in which middlemen and large landowners dominated agriculture . |
| 2 | To film arctic foxes facing up to the rigours of approaching winter . |
| 3 | With a top capacity of some 75 litres it 's large enough for a week 's backpacking , or even extended expedition use , although I do have some doubts as to whether it could stand up to the rigours of expedition life . |
| 4 | What has been an ideal jacket for the Lakeland fells could be too heavy to take to Africa ; what seems like a good buy for walking in the Alps might not stand up to the rigours of a Himalayan winter . |
| 5 | Follow our advice , and get your locks ready to face up to the rigours and trials of sun , sea water and chlorine |