Example sentences of "face up to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean , this lot did come in , only six months ago , announcing that everyone would have to stand on their own feet and not be rescued , and face up to competition , and all that . |
| 2 | If we are to consider effective follow-up of the family concerned as an equally desirable function for the church to perform , then we very quickly face up to a major logistical exercise . |
| 3 | She played those games — anything to keep the girls children as long as possible and not face up to the fact that she was over the hill . |
| 4 | Face up to the fact now that you simply can not keep altering the trim to suit every speed or situation that you may encounter . |
| 5 | Forcing children to acknowledge sexuality at an early age and face up to adult problems is not going to raise a generation of responsible adults — it is far more likely to breed a generation of confused and unhappy children . |
| 6 | Gayle , sent off during Birmingham 's Anglo-Italian Cup clash with Lucchese on Wednesday , has called on the players to toughen up as they face up to a New Year relegation battle . |
| 7 | You do not shirk things , was a first principle , you face up to them . |
| 8 | Early experiences shape the way we face up to and deal with problems and crises ; the way we cope with disappointments ; the way we form relationships ; the way we construct personal aims and objectives ; the way we develop strategies for fulfilling needs and desires ; and the way we build a system of social and moral values and attitudes . |
| 9 | We have to take tough decisions and the sooner we face up to them the better . ’ |
| 10 | Many old people face up to accepting the necessity for admission to a residential home , on the basis of discussion within the family and advice from professional workers . |
| 11 | Face up to the fats |
| 12 | " Face up to your responsibilities , " and all this . |
| 13 | and again face up to the top and there you 've got a bandage , okay ? |
| 14 | Face up to it . |
| 15 | Unless we face up to that fact , moreover , any discussion of how we can safeguard certain democratic arrangements that we regarded as part of the British ‘ constitution ’ in the past ( e.g. the independence of local government ) or entrench others ( e.g. a Bill of Rights ) against an ‘ elective dictatorship ’ will run into the sand . |
| 16 | He had behaved disgracefully on Thursday and I was going to make him face up to the fact on Friday . |
| 17 | Will the Prime Minister come out of his ivory tower across the road , put his photo calls on hold and face up to his responsibility for the past 13 years of Government mismanagement , which has culminated in the worst economic crisis since the 1930s ? |
| 18 | Penalties have also been revised and those who cause death by dangerous driving or driving under the influence face up to 10 years in prison , an unlimited fine and a minimum 2 years ’ disqualification . ’ |
| 19 | The culprits face up to ten years in jail or an unlimited fine . |
| 20 | Come out of your fantasy world for a moment and face up to what is happening around you . |
| 21 | Mr Major 's aides signalled he will use Llangollen to show the Government can , and does , face up to tough long-term decisions . |
| 22 | John Major , in his term as chancellor , forced the clubs to at least partly face up to their business responsibilities . |
| 23 | As police track a small boy 's killers , locals face up to a lurking danger |
| 24 | Those who break the law face up to two years in jail , although a pregnant women herself is exempt , even if she carries out an abortion on herself . |
| 25 | Ports face up to competitive pressures |
| 26 | Pupils face up to real school life ‘ situations ’ e.g , bullying in school , cheating in exams and teenage gambling . |