Example sentences of "[to-vb] up for [pos pn] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Women can form a communal bond quickly , but may be reluctant to stand up for their personal views . |
| 2 | At least education has given people confidence to stand up for their own rights ’ . |
| 3 | Yet it may be bad for other firms , even sound ones , since lenders will become increasingly wary , and may charge higher interest rates overall to make up for their higher risks . |
| 4 | The Georgian side is trying to smear the Russian armed forces to make up for its own errors , ’ he said . |
| 5 | Taken to extremes , it will cause the person who feels inadequate to become a workaholic , compelling him to take on more and more in order to make up for his own shortcomings . |