Example sentences of "stand up for [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government found itself derided for its failure to stand up for Serbia , assert Russian interests in the Straits — the focal point of nationalist aspiration — and face the confrontation between Slav and Teuton which was widely thought to be inevitable . |
| 2 | Clarissa would have liked to stand up for Charles , but it came out as nothing more positive than ‘ Oh ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ I am demonstrating that I want to stand up for Hong Kong 's interests . |
| 4 | Do n't be a Chocolate Teapot , melting away when the heat 's turned up at school ; stand up for God and know that he loves you enough to help you through each day , however hot it gets . |
| 5 | And it meant she could stand up for Darren , who showed no sign of needing anything but his hard little fists and a certain way with words . |
| 6 | Now that both the Secretary of State for Defence and the Prime Minister have comprehensively rubbished those assurances , will the Secretary of State for Scotland have to eat humble pie again or will he stand up for Scotland and make this a resignation issue ? |
| 7 | Ms Hutchison did not boost her case , however , by asserting in a recent televised debate that she is ‘ a fighter ’ who will stand up for Texas in the Senate . |
| 8 | Similarly we asked the panel to rate the four party leaders , Thatcher , Kinnock , Steel , and Owen , on twelve more personal scales : being decisive , trustworthy , energetic , willing to listen , well informed , caring , a good leader of a team , tough , likeable , and standing up for Britain ‘ s interests against the European Community , the USA , and the USSR . |
| 9 | Government were to be warmly congratulated for standing up for Britain at Brussels . |
| 10 | The Arts : Standing up for God and country Johnny Cash , minstrel of hard liquor , soft women and the myth of the Old West , still looks good at 60 . |
| 11 | Mum always stood up for Liza , her longtime favourite , telling Dad she had enough sense to know what was right and wrong , but I doubted she did . |