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.
(..) from a payphone down the road, instead of his hotel room? Why was the would-be assassin's brother a... family friend of the man who stood to gain the presidency? While Reagan led the nation in the public eye, Bush exploited his power... through the largely unknown (..)2009 Loose Change 9/11: An American Coup