Example sentences of "stand [adv prt] to [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frankly , I do n't think he has the moral power or courage to stand up to Dublin and take Dublin on . |
| 2 | Thank goodness for people prepared to stand up to authority and tackle the system they believe is wrong . ’ |
| 3 | I could n't imagine any of them having the nerve to stand up to Filmer and demand their money . |
| 4 | She drew comparisons between the present crisis concerning Iraq 's invasion of Kuwait and the experience of 1938 , declaring that " Czechoslovakia of all countries needs no reminding of the need for nations to stand up to bullies and do so at once " . |
| 5 | A Home Secretary needs one , not so much to stand up to criminals as to stand up to people with damaging non-solutions to crime . |
| 6 | ‘ I know it all depends on me how I stand up to games and how I play . ’ |
| 7 | Cliff could n't , she knew , stand up to bullying or sarcasm . |
| 8 | Its contents are hard to classify , and its quality is hard to define : it is a good-bad play , which does not stand up to examination once it is over but provides some striking effects while it lasts . |
| 9 | Celie finally stood up to Albert after Shug told him that she was taking Celie with her to Memphis . |