take up the gauntlet
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Two new books, one from each of these two perspectives, take up the gauntlet of explaining successful innovation.
From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2010
But he was now grown wiser, and would not take up the gauntlet.
From Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History by MacGillivray, William
As if to take up the gauntlet, a faint zephyr flicked the listless cheek of the ocean, and slapped the sails.
From Confessions of a Beachcomber by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)
The Emperor, by disavowing the concessions made by his governors to quiet the people, seemed to take up the gauntlet which they had thrown.
From The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) by Jefferson, Thomas
His supporters in the House were not over-eager to take up the gauntlet, but as usual the wishes of the President prevailed.
From Union and Democracy by Johnson, Allen
