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"I think this would be a good opportunity to take up the gauntlet, so to speak, and really discuss things."

The Bloomberg administration was swift to take up the gauntlet.

But he only laughed shortly and refused to take up the gauntlet.

It was the courageous move of a leader who had taken up the gauntlet thrown down by his opponent.

The Cuitlahuac air force has taken up the gauntlet.

Keith squared his shoulders, and mentally took up the gauntlet.

Was he taking up the gauntlet against the subtle yet inevitable erosion such wealth would bring to the culture of his people?

One of the big four supermarkets, Sainsbury's says it's happy to take up the gauntlet.

Dottore Marina would have scoffed and taken up the gauntlet.

Such coordination is essential if we want successfully to take up the gauntlet of enlargement.

An e-mail address and a phone number invite viewers to take up the gauntlet and become involved.

Les took up the gauntlet with a sigh.

He would feel bad about it, but she was an adult; she should know better than to take up the gauntlet without thinking it through.

Taking up the gauntlet, Lenore's tone makes it appear as if she is the one who is now on trial.

Parliament should take up the gauntlet here.

Mr. Finn took up the gauntlet, barely able to contain himself: he seemed about to burst.

No one took up the gauntlet.

But if that potential is to be fulfilled, the aerospace industry, with the support of the national governments and European institutions, must take up the gauntlet.

She swung around, ready-eager- for battle, but Clayton simply stood there, calm and impervious, refusing to take up the gauntlet.

he hissed through his teeth as though daring fate to take up the gauntlet.

I appreciate Commissioner Byrne's contribution, because after our debate on the resolution of 2001, he took up the gauntlet after all.

Fortunately the students have now taken up the gauntlet and thousands of them demonstrated to commemorate the violent clampdown of August 1988.

Having drained her glass and taken up the gauntlet, Ms. Zambello reported to work at the Met to find the hate mail already waiting.

Mr Moddle taking up the gauntlet, they played several rubbers for sixpences, and Charity won them all.