to step up

• “As usual I opened the show with a passionate plea for anyone to step up with information concerning the brutal slaying of Sheila Morgan.”

  Simon & Schuster: Street Judge

• “Well, he never was afraid to step up and say what he thought," Branag said.”

  The Mammoth Hunters

• “Other vessels of the class, although not having experienced the rigors to which the Equinox had been subjected, have performed extremely well, leading Starfleet to step up production, confident that the Nova-class will effectively succeed the Oberth-class.”

  Simon & Schuster: STARSHIP SPOTTER

• “He thought him-self happy when the First praised him for delivering the Mirari and ordered Skellum to step up his train-ing.”

  Chainer's Torment

• “Australia has been at the forefront of international efforts to assist Zimbabwe, and we are keen to step up trilateral cooperation in support of recovery efforts in Zimbabwe.”

  Multilateral Engagement: Priorities for Australia and South Africa

• “This kind of future is here - but to expand ethanol's promise across the nation, you guys need to keep up the great research here and we need to step up the legislative process in Washington.”

  SIUC College of Agriculture's 50th Anniversary

• “I give a green light to Geneva to step up the use of all our time-tested standby arrangements for seed money, personnel, disaster relief equipment, and coordination with both UN and non-UN relief agencies.”

  Simon & Schuster: A Billion Lives

• “Arching my used-to-be-threaded brow at her, I turned, and walked over to the corner to step up on a chair and change the channel on the TV hanging.”

  Simon & Schuster: Real wifeys

• “He sensed Dr. Lense much more easily, as she tried to step up quietly behind him.”

  Simon & Schuster: Creative Couplings

• “The podium was open for anyone to step up to and speak, and that was why Gweneth was tempted by it.”

  Simon & Schuster: Some Fun

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