Lower
Lower verb - To cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally.
Stand up
Stand up verb - To withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval.
Both terms in one sentence
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With sufficient lower body and abdominal strength, one can stand up from a lying on the back position in a way similar to a pivotal wake-up.
Source: Pivotal Wake-up -
The set designer on this movie knew that the sets had been built for the considerably lower resolution of television, and that they'd never stand up to the scrutiny of a cinema screen.
Source: Film / Star Trek: Generations - Both Worf and Picard challenge Ensign Sito to Secret Tests of Character in the episode "Lower Decks." Picard has been judging Sito's failure unfairly, but she doesn't stand up for herself.
Source: Secret Test of Character
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