Humans have long been fascinated by the unusual, and nursery rhymes and traditional songs were often used to face squarely up to subjects like death, ill health and misfortune.

I felt we had to face squarely the fraud that took place.

A youthful indiscretion leads them to early parenthood, a situation they face squarely, and quite maturely, by planning to get married.

But there have been problems, and they should be faced squarely.

I can remember being told that at the actual moment of handover he should be facing squarely forwards and accelerating fast - not looking backwards, reaching out.

To most, the blame lies squarely on the shoulders of the players.

Well, the solution lies squarely in his own hands.

On the contrary, the blame for the island's economic mismanagement and dismal human rights record lies squarely with its ruling ideology and state apparatus.

It lies squarely at the doors of governments.

The blame for the current situation lies squarely with each and every one of us who has sought to limit increases in council tax.

In close-up, it turns out to be a layered cake of ledges and hollows that in places lets your feet stand squarely flat, supported and relieved.

The animal will not stand squarely on the ground, and this also increases the possibility of injury to the animal.

In short, he stands squarely in a particularly vigorous and enduring strand of conservatism.

Now there are two squads of friends standing squarely on either side of the row.

This newspaper stands squarely behind the advance of science.