Sentence examples for actually stepped up from inspiring English sources

"Nobody actually stepped up and took care of the horses".

"All of the players have actually stepped up and agreed to it on their own," Kelly said.

Far from tempering its behaviour, Baku has actually stepped up its suppression of internal dissent in recent weeks.

Many economists, in fact, say they believe China may have actually stepped up its buying of American debt.

Some countries, particularly Germany and Austria, have actually stepped up efforts to return looted art, especially since the 1998 Washington Conference on Holocaust-Era Assets.

Before that, he had huddled with conservative leaders about how to revitalise his presidential bid and had actually stepped up attacks on Mitt Romney.

It's just actually stepping up and doing it on the big stage, which I managed to do [on Sunday].

Of late, Mr. Icahn has put a twist on this game plan by actually stepping up and buying his target companies, as in the case of CVR Resources.

I thought I'd be good at it but nothing prepares you for  actually stepping up and taking charge in the NBA".

It looks to me as if any excuse will do for people who profess to support protections but never actually step up to the mark.

This means that it's imperative for nations to not only remain committed to the accord, but to actually step up their game even more.