Sentence examples for decided to make a stand from inspiring English sources

He and his eight grown sons decided to make a stand.

Its brave British editor, Robert Cox, had decided to make a stand.

Chiang decided to make a stand in Shanghai, since North China was already substantially under Japanese control.

Most of George W. Bush's judicial nominations were easily confirmed, but, in 2005, many Democratic senators decided to make a stand.

Mr. Edwards has decided to make a stand in those parts of the most populous Super Tuesday states that have suffered economically during the Bush administration.

So when that stately white mansion Philip P. Baker built went up for sale this fall, longtime Wildwood residents decided to make a stand.

Because he has no idea what else to do, he decides to make a stand in this unlikeliest of locales.

He plays Neil, a man pushed to the edge by the loss of manners and sense of community in modern society, and decides to make a stand for what he believes in.

His mother has taken under her wing a young idealist who is also the protege of a corrupt chief who virtually runs the local community; when Kayode offends the chief and grasps the extent of his power, he decides to make a stand by returning to his Nigerian roots.

After his defeats in Iowa and New Hampshire, Dr. Dean decided to make a last stand here in Wisconsin, friendly turf where he had drawn 5,000 in October for a rally in this left-leaning college town.

"We just decided to make a principled stand and encourage other early stage funds with good returns to step forward and change the way capital is allocated".