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Instead of standing up to threats, they kneel to the powerful as if before a demigod.

Chinese leaders may be able to score points at home for standing up to their Western counterparts.

If anything, it has been better than its rivals in standing up to prying governments in both America and China.

Steel Talons has the most trouble standing up to a Scorpion Spammer for a few reasons.

I believe the best hope of standing up to falling tiles is through developing a sustaining philosophy and state of mind all through life.

Yet he has become something of a national hero, particularly for standing up to the West.

Standing up to your obstacles imparts you with a sense of accomplishment and reinforces the sense of your inner power.

Standing up to the great pressure from the doctor and relatives, my mother insisted on teaching me reading and writing.

This can be a weakness (not standing up to past responsibilities) and a strength (getting on with the future).

Tried to ignore the fact that people were standing up to look at him.

Then standing up to recite the poem, I found myself doing it off the top of my head!

This is a film that's had people queuing around the block to see it and standing up to applaud as the credits roll.

So far, Mr Prahlad appears to be standing up to scrutiny.

By opposing GM crops, he argues, Utopia and its allies see themselves as standing up to corruption and special interests.

That means covering the communities where they live, exposing government or business corruption, and standing up to the rich and powerful.

National pride, they judge, can be restored only by standing up to the US and Europe.

But how is the new enthusiasm for entrepreneurship standing up to the worldwide economic downturn?

Standing up to relieve their backs thrust their heads into the vines, which are covered in pesticides.

Filmmaker Jeff Daniels last night thanked Mr Moore for standing up to the pressure being applied by Beijing.

Human rights activists and press freedom watchdogs praised Google for standing up to censorship.

Most of all, standing up to hostage-taking is the right thing to do for the health of America's political system.

Weakness: Untested in standing up to the Sulzberger family during crisis or recession.

On any given day, Mr. McNutt spends about 20 to 40 percent of his time standing up to work.

That it is showing signs of standing up to the bullying is a welcome development.

Indeed, Chinese officials have become bolder in standing up to Washington.

It is standing up to Iraq's assorted militias and asserting its independence from both America and Iran.

The revival of the base, abandoned in 1966, is seen by analysts as India's military standing up to China.

An Insider's Guide to Standing Up to the IRS gives taxpayers the edge in dealing with the IRS by showing you how to fight the IRS and win!

Mr Lee's domestic opponents are uneasy at his standing up to the North.

In this way the human being is revealed as the being opposed to things, not siding with things but standing up to them.

You're right, Miranda. Standing up to Kate was actually. . . fun.

She showed a lot of pluck in standing up to her boss.

Im glad they are standing up to Monsanto! This summary article brought a big smile to my face.

Can you imagine this five foot two woman, standing up to men with guns who want to kill us?

I'm glad Google is standing up to the Chinese government.

"Shenzhou VI" Flying, China's science and technology into the forefront of the world so that people standing up to China!

She paid a heavy price for standing up to developers and local officials;

Dispatch from Libya: the courage of ordinary people standing up to Gaddafi

Not standing up to a bully