"made a stand" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to express a strong decision or position that you are taking. For example, "She made a stand against the discriminatory policy."
/ And made a stand for this glorious country / Fuck them and Sharia law".
Anyway, they've made a stand by not asking Auntie Fergie, which is something, I suppose.
"I felt it was about time somebody actually made a stand," Campbell told BBC Radio yesterday.
First, I made a stand by stacking some boxes from the storeroom.
There had been a slew of them, young lawyers who'd arrived for a single reason and then made a stand.
But one brave soul has made a stand this week against derobing (well, at least his own).
Recently, Alex Salmond made a stand (of sorts) when he refused his annual invitation to the Open.
Legend has it that this area, in 54BC, was where Cassivellaunus, a British chieftain, made a stand against Julius Caesar's conquering army.
Very few players have Kasparov's nerve, but Veselin Topalov, a former world champion from Bulgaria, made a stand of his own on Monday.
