Sentence examples for a standard of decency from inspiring English sources

They should embrace it and revel in their own party's willingness to hold its side to a standard of decency, candor and faithfulness to the law.

In politics, it means having good manners even in disagreement -- and is commonly understood as a standard of decency for how our leaders should behave.

The point of #MeToo should be to change our culture around sex and to hold people to a standard of decency beyond just what the law or a human resources department requires.

If we continue to focus solely on Harvey's monstrous actions, and not hold everyone to a standard of decency, there is a risk of downplaying the prevalence of this behavior in our society.

That's what we call a minimum-standards-of-decency victory!

"The thought of brutalizing any animal to make a political statement, no matter what that statement is, is beyond any standard of decency," he told The Huffington Post.

Brian Cookson, president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), said: "It is unacceptable by any standard of decency".

Such activities are most certainly bullying, and outside any standard of decency.

Under any standard of decency, they are tragic, abhorrent and unacceptable.

Re "A New Standard of Decency" (editorial, May 18), about a Supreme Court decision on juvenile offenders: Are some standards of decency new?

The crisis in Burma shows that there is a minimal standard of decency to which even China, though it might not care a bit in principle, has at least to pay lip service if it wants to sit at the table with the democracies.