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Work on your Phrasal Verbs 
Political events

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UNIT 22
go ahead
When someone goes ahead with something which they planned or asked permission to do, they begin to 
do it, and when a plan goes ahead, it begins.
They are going ahead with the project.
The meeting is going ahead as planned.
impose on
If you impose something on people, you use your authority to force them to accept it.
The United Nations has imposed sanctions on the country.
The rule was imposed on small businesses.
I NOTE I You can also use impose upon.
lead to
If something leads to a situation or event, usually an unpleasant one, it causes it.
He warned yesterday that pay increases would lead to job losses.
pull out
If soldiers or an army pull out or if someone pulls them out, they leave a place.
Troops have begun to pull out of the area.
The Prime Minister has said he intends to pull all 10,000 soldiers out by the end of June.
The government has pulled out the army.
push for
If you push for something, you try to persuade other people to help you achieve it.
Unions were pushing for higher wages.
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I You can also use press for.
sort out
If you sort something out, you solve a problem, misunderstanding, or disagreement.
It could take months to sort this mess out.
Officials from both sides are meeting today to sort out their differences.
Once this issue has sorted itself out, we'll be ready to start.
stand by
If you stand by, you allow something bad to happen without trying to do anything to stop it.
We cannot stand by and watch while our allies are attacked.
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I You can also use sit by.
stand for
S
If a letter stands for a particular word or name, it is an abbreviation for that word or name.
EU stands for European Union.
\2\ If someone stands for something, they are a candidate in an election.
No one would stand for election.
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