1. They threatened to take up arms against the government if their demands were not met.

2. He encouraged his supporters to take up arms against the state.

3. Still, Congress has been slow to take up arms against foolish laws that promote pollution.

4. We will take up arms against the invading forces.

5. The oppressed people will take up arms and will never appeal for mercy.

6. The people were quick to take up arms to defend their homeland.

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8. The country would certainly take up arms in its own defence.

9. The unions have threatened to take up arms against the government's proposed wages policy.

10. The country would certainly take up arms in its defence.

11. He called on the people to take up arms to defend their freedom.

12. Were the negotiations to fail, would the Polisario Front take up arms again?

13. Cattle are a recurring theme in any account of the bitterness that caused men like Robert Mugabe to take up arms.

14. It'served as an emergency cache should Alderaan ever need to take up arms again.

15. Bin laden issued three fatwahs calling upon Muslims to take up arms against the united states.