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.
(..) for eight years in Blackgate and denied parole under the Dent Act, it was based on a lie. Gotham needed a hero. Well, it needs it now more than ever. You betrayed everything you stood for. There's a point... far out there when the structures fail you, and when the rules aren't weapons anymore, (..)2012 The Dark Knight Rises