His plays have 'stood the test of time'. [=his plays are still read by many people today]
She was crouching down to look at something, but she 'stood up' when she saw me.
She finally 'stood up to' the girl who had been teasing her at school.
(..) and a Dwarf have in the Riddermark? Speak quickly! Give me your name, horse-master, and I shall give you mine. I would cut off your head, Dwarf... ...if it stood but a little higher from the ground. You would die before your stroke fell. I am Aragorn, son of Arathorn. This is Gimli, son of Gl'in, (..)2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers