Sentence examples for On stare from inspiring English sources

In part, the opinion relied on stare decisis, the principle of respecting precedent and "letting the decision stand".

But if we are going to continue to allow Belton searches on stare decisis grounds, we should at least be honest about why we are doing so.

The incorporation precedents established on the Duncan standard thus compelled the court to reject on stare decisis grounds the defendant's main argument, that the Second Amendment is not incorporated because it is possible to imagine (and indeed there are) civilized legal systems in which an individual right to possess and use firearms is not recognized.

While judicial nominees typically avoid commenting on specific court rulings, Barrett's philosophy on stare decisis — along with her religious views and her earlier writings on the topic — are being scoured for clues to how she might regard the 45-year-old decision that legalized most abortions.

A young man, aquiline nose visible beneath the rakishly tilted headgear, holds his cane lightly between thumb and forefinger and returns Frith's attention with a dead-on stare.

Top among the group was a self-portrait of Cézanne with a disheveled collar and a straight-on stare; it sold to an unidentified collector for $737,339, nearly six times its $130,000 high estimate.

In the faces of these photographic subjects we behold an alarming look of knowledge without consent, and the formal elements associated with this type of portrait — the rigid, head-on stare, the non-professional lighting and institutional accouterment — are charged with the candid photo's shock of spontaneous revelation.

The head-on stare punctured the swollen balloon of hurt inside me, releasing sobs.

Not for Ms. McEneaney the close quarters, blank backgrounds or imperious, lock-on stares of traditional self-portraiture.

Although, given enough cocktails, there's no stopping me from doing a head-on stare-down through the end of a box.

Go on and stare because we know you really want to.