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Meanings of stand a siege in English

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Usage of stand a siege in English
1
At once he set about to fortify the place to stand a siege.
A Vanished Arcadia: Being Some Account of the Jesuits in Paragua...
2
He had evidently determined neither to risk a battle nor stand a siege.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6: ...
3
We could stand a siege for a week, but they'd hardly try that.
The Cornet of Horse: A Tale of Marlborough's Wars
4
Here, however, they could stand a siege with almost perfect safety.
Sunset Pass; or, Running the Gauntlet Through Apache Land
5
The fortifications were in no state to stand a siege.
The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton
6
Even Woods might stand a siege in a house built and stockaded like this.
Wyandotté; Or, The Hutted Knoll: A Tale
7
The fort can stand a siege of days and months.
The Cryptogram: A Story of Northwest Canada
8
Master Christopher, this Castle isn't supplied to stand a siege.
The Lives of Christopher Chant
9
We must either prepare ourselves to stand a siege, or lose no time in escaping.
In the Wilds of Africa
10
This Eck of Werner's would stand a siege from the Kaiser in person, I hear.
Complete Short Works of George Meredith
11
Plentifully victualed, one could stand a siege here, and perhaps did in the gamey Middle Ages.
The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 2
12
They will occupy the president's palace and the strongly fortified government buildings and stand a siege.
Rolling Stones
13
Then we can rake out what provisions we want in case we have to stand a siege.
Sunset Pass; or, Running the Gauntlet Through Apache Land
14
I'll run the machine myself, and we'll lay in a stock of provisions to stand a siege.
The Strength of the Strong
15
We can stand a siege-tillthe dawn.'
In Kedar's Tents
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If Gholam Kadir meant to stand a siege, why did he send his troops across the river?
The Fall of the Moghul Empire of Hindustan
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