In that movie, football player Michael Oher has to stand up to an NCAA investigation.
The Internet is empowering the American people to stand up to powerful media entities.
There may be a few Republicans who now have the courage to stand up to them.
Mr Barroso faces an early test of his ability to stand up to France and Germany.
It is still possible to stand up to the dictator and to fight for democracy.
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Edwards said Tuesday that the Senate had a responsibility to stand up to President Bush.
Isn't it time to stand up to those who give your religion a bad name?
What this means is that Netanyahu is well placed to stand up to Obama's pressure.
Only Paul Collingwood had the temperament and skill to stand up to the barrage.
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But on June 22nd, the Senate voted to stand up to the steel lobby instead.
But it takes someone big and strong like the government to stand up to these purveyors.
Perhaps most importantly, it empowered Israel's supporters to stand up to anti-Zionist intimidation throughout the world.
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And this requires elected officials willing and able to stand up to concentrated and powerful corporate interests.
Then a series of setbacks convinced him to stand up to China with a more muscular strategy.
But on the other hand you still have to be able to stand up to the Shiites.
There will be no one around with the clout to stand up to him on anything much.
Some South Koreans fear Mr Kim is unable to stand up to vested interests that oppose reforms.
It goes on to admit that "many of the more common theories" refuse to stand up to scrutiny.
Tory Eurosceptics glumly predicted that Lib Dem affection for Europe would hobble attempts to stand up to Brussels.
It is hard to stand up to the massive pressure being brought to bear against Israel every day.
It helped that his boss, FCC Chairman Michael Powell, was willing to stand up to the incumbents, he adds.
Around the world, the awareness and determination of women to stand up to violence are a major step forward.
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Morgan and Lloyd appear to object to everything about Thatcher except her early determination to stand up to men.
It's not every salad that has the substance to stand up to such a rich and savory final flourish.
The man writes lines that are howlingly funny and stubborn enough to stand up to a box of Brillo pads.
Of course, uniformed officers have an obligation to stand up to civilian leaders if they think a policy is flawed.
It was brave at that time to stand up to the populist red-baiter, but the sentiment may have seemed naive.
Many sections of the outer wall still stood, places where the brick had managed to stand up to the falling debris.
Neither is it likely to stand up to rigorous analysis and challenge from a new "Team B" of independent, non-governmental experts.
After a year of dallying, the Obama administration has started to stand up to China, but it is not doing enough.
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