Sentence examples for abide by its principles from inspiring English sources

The Universal Declaration gives an example of the substance of human rights agreements (although it is not itself a treaty, many nations have agreed to abide by its principles, and it serves as an inspiration for treaties on human rights).

Splinter factions of two Sudanese rebel groups that rejected the Darfur peace accord last month said they had signed a document pledging to abide by its principles.

Still burned by his experience last summer, he says he has no confidence that the society will abide by its principles.

Many thousands of people have been trained on the implications of the Code and monitoring is in place to ensure that companies and individuals abide by its principles.

Recommendations: 1. CBOSP should continue in its efforts of strengthening its institutional base and framework and abide by its philosophy, principles and values systems.

Journalism must fulfil them and abide by its own frequently formulated principles.

If and when he emerges from his home-school-and-talk-radio cocoon, he will be challenged by people and events that stubbornly refuse to abide by his principles.

Guild president Martha Waggoner said Wednesday that the "AP's refusal to meet with the Guild is an embarrassment to a company that demands openness from others but won't abide by those principles for its internal business".

This decision acted as a commitment to abide by principles it would not have adopted otherwise (e.g. extensive redistribution programs).

The RCD itself called on its members to abide by "the principles of the people's revolution and in honor of its pious martyrs," a reference to the 72 mostly young men killed by Ben Ali's security forces during weeks of protests.

The Russian Federation should act responsibly, uphold its obligations under international law and abide by the principles of the NATO-Russia Council and the Partnership for Peace.