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pick up the gauntlet

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Verb1.pick up the gauntlet - be dared to do something and attempt it
attempt, essay, try, assay, seek - make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"


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With favourite Ballymac Ruso caught flat-footed at the start, it was left to another local, Farney King, to pick up the gauntlet, and his habit of coursing the hare certainly aided his track-mate''s cause.
I challenge Doug Bragg, who is obviously a man of strong views, to do the same and would be quite happy to help his campaign if he decided to pick up the gauntlet.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Before NEHA can pick up the gauntlet, however, and join the policy discussions now underway having to do with everything from health care reform, to the creation of a new federal Food Protection Agency, to how local environmental health programs might soon be subject to some form of accreditation, it is vital that we understand what we are (as a profession) and what we want to be.
 
 
 
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