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  1. face up toverb

    To confront a condition or situation, typically one that is unpleasant or uncomfortable.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of face up to in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of face up to in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of face up to in a Sentence

  1. Maxime Cumunel:

    It seems they have not been destroyed for now, although we'll have to see what real state they're in, and whether they can be restored properly, we have avoided a complete disaster. But some five to 10 percent of the artwork has probably been destroyed, we have to face up to that.

  2. Greg Fischer:

    These are areas that demand our attention. It can be difficult to face up to our failings, but that's exactly what we have to do, if we want to improve and move forward.

  3. Hua Chunying:

    No matter what steps Japan may take to promote and market their mistaken position it cannot change the basic reality that the Diaoyu islands belong to China, the Nanjing massacre was an atrocity carried out by the Japanese militarists when they invaded China. The evidence is cast iron and a conclusion was reached long ago about it. This whitewashing and censoring by Japan in these text books again shows that Japan is unwilling to face up to historical mistakes.

  4. Maurizio Naro:

    Milan has turned into a leisure tourism city in the last 10 years exactly to face up to the sharp slump in business tourism.

  5. Mike Finn:

    In some ways, (Cameron) was protected by the Lib Dems as the leader of a coalition government. It protected him from the right wing of his party, he is going to have to face up to some of his demands from his right that previously he has not had to accede to.


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