Example sentences of "to face up to [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he would not countenance a " Party within a Party , " and the NAC had to face up to the consequences of maintaining a separate party in Parliament . |
| 2 | As water engineers have begun to face up to the problems of crumbling sewers , they have become concerned too , with the effect of holes in their other , parallel supply system , the water mains . |
| 3 | I then become rather more hesitant , when I have to face up to the problems particularly of er , women looking after elderly parents , because the burden does seem to fall , as you would know , on the women . |
| 4 | Follow our advice , and get your locks ready to face up to the rigours and trials of sun , sea water and chlorine |
| 5 | The nearest she would get was that she wanted time , time to herself to think , to read , to find out how other people lived ; how they managed to live , how they managed to face up to the tragedies ; their scraping for a living ; and how they managed to cope with love . |
| 6 | The report also emphasises the need for the UN to face up to the responsibilities of peace enforcement when peaceful diplomacy , economic sanctions and all other measures have failed . |
| 7 | Have n't these candidates got the guts to face up to the voters who elect them to Parliament and spare us a few minutes of their time . |
| 8 | ‘ By saying that the documentary needed to face up to the frauds , if only to distinguish them from sincere practitioners . ’ |
| 9 | He accused them of failing to face up to the implications of the voters ' choice should this happen , and of preferring to hide from the truth . |