If they stood up to Mr Major, there is little doubt who would cave in.
They stood up to a lot of abuse this weekend at Maker Faire, being driven around the track by scores of children with a penchant for crashing things into each other.
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They stood up for their city and they stood up for their country and they stood up for the memory of all of those brave Americans who died on that horrific day.
He also criticised The Hindu Forum of Britain for turning a "local issue" into a major story and making thousands of Hindus feel their religion was at stake unless they stood up for Shambo.
According to the Welsh Government it will "give independent advice to Local Health Boards on their plans to ensure that they stood up to clinical best practice and delivered services of the highest quality".
If you step back, what is somewhat remarkable about it, because you see Republicans calling it a victory -- a victory for the tea party or a victory because they stood up to the President on spending -- but remember what Republican goals are supposed to be.
Her father walked in, and they both stood up instinctively, like schoolchildren caught in some mischief.
Comparing the current economic situation with the 1980s, a period when he said the Conservatives claimed they "stood up" for aspiration, he said people trying to find a job or to buy a home now were finding their ambitions "being blunted by what is happening in our economy".
They yawned and chatted till Gerry stood up, and they followed him off the bus.
Sometimes you trim yourselves a little bit depending on your voters, but the fact is I know a lot of folks - I know lot more than I used to - who've run and lost but feel good about it because they, you know, they've said what they believed in and stood up for principle.
Mr. WALDEN: The business community has not spoken up and stood up and stood up and made their wishes known that they need to have a guest worker program.
And while I may not personally favor the outcome, I have to say that I kind of like that so many Wisconsinites stood up for what they believed was a principle of fairness and made their decision accordingly.
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Senator Harkin lashed out at Boeing noting a company cannot retaliate against workers exercising their right to strike, while Senator DeMint stood up for Boeing saying they should be congratulated for creating jobs.
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Violence has also stalked the streets of Boston, but as they have done so often, people here stood up against the tide.
And also I think there's a perception that not enough officers have stood up and spoken out against what they see are problems over the past six years.
They found that none of the tenets of good corporate governance stood up to close examination.
The only similarity with the Austrian populist he is prepared to concede is that they have both built up right-wing parties which have stood up to the cosy interests bred by long-term coalition politics.
Though the splashy gimmick confused some tourists (who stood on the tent-entry line thinking they were queuing up for Broadway-show tickets at the nearby TKTS booth), most seemed to know where they were, and were curious to learn more about a far-flung destination they knew little about.
Michael and Sharon Bross stood up to a credit card company that, as they saw it, overcharged them.
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At this, all the others stood up and came away from the trees: what they saw in the distance was smoke spouting from different points in the landscape, first here, then there.
When Garret and Sample lost their ability to stand up to the very people they hired, USC simply never stood a chance.
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After the senator's speech, delegates stood in line and waited to be let into a room where they could sign up as Obama volunteers.
But they got little change out of Wasps' magnificent "rush" defence, which stood up to be counted, and then got up for more, time and again.
While in middle school, he once stood up in the middle of the Duquesne locker room and told the Dukes they weren't playing hard enough.
The French set the tone when they stood toe to toe with the All Blacks as they did the haka, to set up a match that will be remembered for years to come.
After all the planned lightning talks were given, a handful of women stood up and gave their own talks, which ranged from impromptu pitches on projects they were working on to general announcements in the tech industry.
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They still didn't say a word to each other, and within seconds, he'd stood up.
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