stand pat in a sentence

Examples

1. But the also-rans can hardly afford to stand pat.
2. Congress shouldn't let him stand pat on intelligence-gathering, either.
3. "I like that ( management ) didn't stand pat.
4. This isn't to say the Suns should stand pat.
5. I think I'd stand pat if I were you.
6. But you don't want to stand pat, either ."
7. Seifert didn't stand pat, making wholesale roster changes immediately.
8. Fox has no plans to stand pat next year.
9. Don't expect Italian coach Ratko Rudic to stand pat.
10. The New York Rangers, they never stand pat.