Sentence examples for to avoid stepping up from inspiring English sources

It's a backwards power grab -- they avoid being powerful (and responsible!) in their own lives, and instead get their power from the validation of others, currying favors and winning the badge of martyr that allows them to avoid stepping up to the plate.

It takes concentration to avoid stepping on them.

Yet Beijing is also eager to avoid steps that could end up strengthening Mr. Chen's bid for re-election and hurting his opponent, the Nationalist Party leader, Lien Chan.

The rebels have changed their tactics, hiding among the civilian population to avoid attack and stepping up their use of explosives, the BBC Colombia correspondent Jeremy McDermott says.

Ryan capped the opening drive by stepping up to avoid the pressure, flipping a short pass to Jones, then watching the rookie turn on an impressive burst of speed for a 29-yard touchdown.

Foremost among these faults was Brady's obvious discomfort when stepping up to avoid the pass rush.

12. (C) Ambassador Eikenberry agreed and said that while we support efforts to press him to be a more visible Commander and Chief and push him to get outside of the Palace, we need to avoid self-delusion that he is really stepping up to lead the country and embrace mutual strategic goals until he clearly does so of his own volition.

Punters don't have to stipulate which of the duo will leave or who will do so first but, with Real's new director of football Arrigo Sacchi expected to conduct a mass clearout during the summer, Beckham in particular may have to step up a gear to avoid the cull.

"These are extraordinary times, we need to step up our efforts to avoid a further deterioration of the situation".

They would like to avoid the courts, but feel under an obligation to step up legal pressure.

In contrast, Britain's trade unions asked the government to step up spending and avoid increasing taxes.