For a moment there would come a lull in the storm, but then it would swoop down again with such onslaughts that it seemed impossible to stand against it.

Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context

those men, of whom D'Artagnan never lost sight, fell upon the escort, which in vain endeavored to stand against them.

Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context

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To sprunt up
To square one's shoulders
To square the circle
To stab at
To stack arms
to stack the deck
To stamp out
To stand against
To stand at ease
To stand by
To stand corrected
To stand fast
To stand fire
To stand firmly on
To stand for

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