Force
Force verb - To cause (a person) to give in to pressure.
Stand up
Stand up verb - To withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval.
Both terms in one sentence
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To stand up and fight with such force that the city itself, and everyone in it, feels the difference?
Source: Literature / The Memory Wars -
There's really nothing else you can say about an Innocent Bystander who can go stand up to the most lethal force in the world, and not die.
Source: Series / Jekyll -
Rousing Speech: A rather twisted one from the the finale, after Frances decides to stand up to Xavier Fisher over the cutbacks at the library, which would force her to fire three of the staff.
Source: Series / The Librarians (2007)
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