Sentence examples for step- from inspiring English sources

Security alerts involving improvised explosive devices have become almost a weekly occurence in Derry during the past few months as dissident republicans step up their armed actions in the city.

The Turkish government, meanwhile, has enraged Greeks by pledging to step up exports to Russia to fill the gap.

It sounds like this woman of yours could do with an excess of attention on her for a change and that may require you to step up from your previous passive role.

We had to step up to the plate when family loyalty and duty were up for grabs.

The $10m payments, revealed in the US indictment, were among the factors that led to the Fifa president Sepp Blatter promising to step down last week.

"I suppose now when I get opportunities, like Floody going with England, I've got to step up take every opportunity to show the coaches what I can do"."They," the friends and former Scarlet and Osprey team-mates with whom Williams still keep in touch "are just waiting to see what happens.

"It's difficult to still have pressure every time you step on the court against some opponents," she said.

If fewer homes were built by the private sector, housing associations and local authorities combined, the government would step in.

Some years ago I was asked to step in to cover an arts story: the Beck's Futures Award show at the ICA.

"The government and its allies need to step up their protection, support services, and prosecutions of abuses to stop this cycle of terror".

"So when Sisi stepped forward and did what he did, it was seen as a heroic act, taking a last-step measure to save the country from an ailing economy and a religious autocracy".