| Trail bikers are planning a peaceful protest on the Ridgeway to take a stand against the banning of motor vehicles on the path in winter. |
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| The official pointed to last month's unusually emotive call to the nation to take a stand against racism. |
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| For me, to honor my heritage as I was raised to understand it, I am obligated to take a stand against what I know to be wrong. |
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| It's a fight they probably would lose, but it's time for a team to take a stand and challenge the ironclad nature of contract guarantees. |
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| She decided to take a stand against the yobs who were making life a misery for people in the town. |
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| If your salary and benefits keep getting whittled away, eventually you have to take a stand against that. |
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| When push comes to shove, even those who recognize the political roots of drug testing are not inclined to take a stand. |
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| To reach a critical mass, we need to take a stand, and we need to awaken our neighbours, our parents, our friends. |
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| Luckily, we have some brave and intrepid reviewers who are willing to take a stand. |
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| The medical community is also beginning to take a stand against genetically modified foods. |
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| Is it really the duty of a minor cog in a big wheel to take a stand and risk the consequences? |
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| Some write feminist theology, take a stand and publicly speak out, not mincing words. |
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| It was left to the other half of the legislature, the Lords, to take a stand. |
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| The British Printing Industries Federation is the first to take a stand against the practice. |
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| But new powers mean neighbourhoods can take a stand against premises used for drugs. |
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| Those who demonstrate bravery and take a stand through the proper channels should be celebrated. |
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| After his brother's murder, for which he is more than partially responsible, he decides he must take a stand and fight the corruption. |
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| This kind of behavior is unacceptable, and not enough people take a stand against it. |
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| That must start in school by backing teachers who take a stand against drink and drugs and the shocking behaviour of a minority. |
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| So the cautious titans of the Philippines' old-line businesses decided to take a stand. |
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| To be able to take a stand like he did is rare and precious thing in politics. |
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| Residents across the country are being urged to take a stand against vandals, thugs and yobs that plague their communities. |
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| It is time to take a stand against these youngsters and start by naming and shaming them. |
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| They must make it clear that religious hatred will not be tolerated and they must be seen to take a stand. |
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| Withington said he had to take a stand on the issue to set an example for his boys. |
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| But woe betide the people when they have the effrontery to take a stand on higher principles. |
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| But in this corner, the binge drinking and the droopy drawers are seen as a coarsening of society and it's time to take a stand. |
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| We condemn this decision, and appeal to all those who are on the side of democracy and freedom of the press to take a stand against it. |
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| Strengths of the book are its brevity, the lively, incisive writing, and the authors' willingness to take a stand. |
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| Steele's film also follows the unbelievably brave gays trying to take a stand. |
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| Indeed, the United Nations had an obligation to take a stand in that unequal battle. |
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| Deeply concerned over power cut-offs to poor parents and lack of social workers, he decides to take a stand against the Communist Party-controlled local council. |
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| I hope that our politicians will take a stand here, and that they won't miss the boat the way they did with Flextronics. |
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| When you take a stand on the basis of clear principles, conservative principles in my case, it may sometimes create a stir or a controversy. |
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| If you make a mistake yourself, you take a stand, admit it and excuse yourself. |
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| The committee should take a stand on the matter and reword the text if need be. |
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| We want every European government head there to publicly take a stand against mass surveillance. |
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| The United Nations used sports to take a stand against South Africa during apartheid. |
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| Here, more traditional chiefs are beginning to take a stand against early marriage. |
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| Hundreds of people are calling upon the government and all parliamentarians to take a stand against that. |
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| Unlike the Liberals, who have no principles, the NDP will take a stand against this budget. |
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| Secondly, we should really have the courage, with this report, to take a stand against the muzzling laws. |
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| In voting against this draft report, I obviously did not wish to take a stand against provisions that are vitally important to sheep farmers. |
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| We are in a position today to take a stand against that kind of human malevolence. |
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| I really do, though, want to take a stand against the ballyhoo and hysteria with which this serious topic is being treated. |
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| At what point does Parliament take a stand against a Prime Minister who continually thumbs his nose at Parliament? |
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| If we do not take a stand against all these little aggressors around the world then we are going to have a major conflict. |
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| It is heartening that so many people are ready to take a stand against corruption. |
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| The European Parliament as a whole must take a stand against these barbaric practices of the Egyptian regime. |
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| But if Zoltan Istvan is correct, ectogenesis is inevitable, and pro-life political groups will be forced to take a stand. |
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| I would take this opportunity to remind him that you cannot take a stand on more than one platform at once. |
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| At www.voteearth.org you can now vote earth and take a stand for climate protection! |
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| Others considered that it would be irresponsible of the Organization not to take a stand on this important issue in the draft recommendation. |
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| The Appeals Board may not order the verification of documents nor take a stand on whether documents are false or not. |
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| However, if organizations depend on funding bodies and donors for revenue it is risky to take a stand. |
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| With this tool, it is now easier to consult and call on women regarding subjects for which we need to take a stand. |
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| Act independently of management including be willing to take a stand, even if it is contrary to prevailing opinion. |
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| Is this the misbegotten principle on which he wants to take a stand? |
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| By means of an exceptional system, the organizations hope to make the public aware of the need to take a stand in the debate which is currently raging in the world of sports. |
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| The killings of some 7,000 Sunni Syrians in March of 2011 by predominately alawite security forces forced Hamas to take a stand. |
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| I was thrilled to see Collins take a stand, but I'm generally with barro on this subject. |
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| Bearing these staggering figures in mind, it's not surprising one shopping centre in the borough has decided to take a stand and address its own waste issues. |
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| Consumers can take a stand against paper waste in a number of ways. |
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| We need to take a stand against these forces of darkness and unreason. |
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| I was there to take a stand against a global system that increasingly places more value on economic progress than on human and ecological welfare. |
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| It is exactly what our party has to take a stand against. |
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| This is a danger against which the United States, under the Bush administration, has decided to take a stand, adopting a position which, although erroneous, is quite clear, quite cut and dried. |
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| These four appeals demonstrate that the social economy is coming out of the shadows, daring to take a stand, getting organised and making demands. |
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| These are times for capable countries to take a stand. |
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| In Canada a coalition formed in part by the ethnic British population, working through their Members of Parliament and the small but influential Imperial Federation League, demanded that the Laurier government take a stand. |
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| In addition to what they already do to fight poverty, they must take a stand for investment-oriented social policies in their public work of political advocacy. |
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| It is not being proud to take a stand against the government, but I will take a stand against a government that I think has gone too far in pursuing its national security agenda. |
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| This country, Canada, and the aspiring country, Quebec, must behave in way that respects everyone. We must take a stand, and work for peace, rather than kowtowing and making decisions without any proof. |
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| They were very courageous when they were facing unarmed civilians, but they certainly weren't as courageous when they were facing people who knew how to operate their weapons and were willing to take a stand for a good cause. |
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| As an Irish MEP I would strongly urge non-nuclear countries like Ireland to take a stand against this nuclear package and I am sorry that it has not so far done this. |
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| It will also provide the opportunity to meet 300 boys and encourage them to take a stand against violence, but most of all to interact more safely and respectfully with girls. |
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| In the past, the WMA has maintained that it would not take a stand till Indian courts convict him. |
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| Finally, we can count on the unwavering support of the majority of Canadians, who recognize that diversity enriches us, and who take a stand against racism in their daily lives, whether in the community or the workplace. |
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| If power has been put into the hands of someone who rigged the election, or if the entire democratic process was mishandled, I think the international community has the right to take a stand. |
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| Bangladesh would take a stand against any country or organization that might assist terrorists in acquiring weapons of mass destruction or provide terrorists with the manufacturing technology. |
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| I hope that you will vote for enforceable measures and will take a stand against fine statements that send our people to sleep, because they are wide awake. |
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| We are, however, asking you to bring about a new start, to defy and take a stand against the badly construed texts of the past and to take account of Parliament's recommendations. |
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| I wished to take a stand against the ever-persistent use of nuclear power. |
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| We must take a stand against such practices. |
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| This is establishment thinking, circling the wagons around yes-men and punishing anyone that dares to take a stand for good public policy. |
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| We know a lot of people around us who would resort to whataboutery or hypocrisy when it is upon them to take a stand. |
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| Canada must continue to promote such anti-racism initiatives, which empower our society to mobilize across our country and rise up and take a stand against racism. |
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| Critical researchers typically are politically minded people who look to take a stand of opposition to inequality and domination. |
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| There will come a time when you'll need to take a stand for the changes you want. |
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| The theories of Kripke, Soames, and the proposal of Devitt and Sterelny, among others, take a stand on how the indexicality of natural kind terms is implemented. |
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