Sentence examples for stand up for things from inspiring English sources

"I like the fact that they stand up for things that are important.

She said she joined Ukip to "stand up for things that we believe in" and because she "wants (her) country back".

Speaking in Florida this morning, he repeated the charge that the Obama Administration was failing to stand up for things Americans hold dear, such as freedom of speech.

I think it is unfortunately to the detriment to our society and our civil liberties and I think it is very important for us to stand up for things we believe in.

"Sometimes we have to stand up for things that go beyond the pocketbook," said Mr. Mettler, whose division of Federated Department Stores runs 144 stores in seven states and in Guam, and has 30,000 employees, most of them women.

Because a man should only stand up for things that truly matter".

We stand up for each and every thing they try to do to us.

"I think she's happy to go out and support folks who have stood up for things that she thinks are important," said David Axelrod, Mr. Obama's senior adviser.

"A lot of people take great offense when he gets compared to people like Martin Luther King and Gandhi, and they say, 'Marc, you can't compare yourself to someone like that.' And he says, 'These are men who stood up for things … who suffered for what they represented, and to many, many people, they were the leader of their movement,'" Jodie said.

"It taught me that you stand up for the things that matter.

This allows extroverts to access more reflective states, while it also allows introverts to find their voice and stand up for the things they find matter.