Sentence examples for betraying a trust from inspiring English sources

From being a land where betraying a trust was regarded as unforgivable, Britain has become a nation of grasses and sneaks who are able to rationalise their behaviour on the grounds that "everyone else does it".

He knew he was betraying a trust and, as a consequence, he was more lost and alone than ever.

Fraser says the bill should focus on criminalizing "the guilty mind: somebody who knew, somebody who was in fact betraying a trust.

I feel that you've betrayed a trust.

Other relatives worried that to lie was to betray a trust.

Mr. London is likely to become well-known in university accounting programs for what not to do as an auditor, a lesson in how anyone can commit a crime when they betray a trust.

EVERY time I've tried to describe what I think about acting, I feel like I've betrayed a trust, or ratted on a friend, or worse, sounded pretentious.

As in her earlier ruling quashing a grand jury subpoena for Mr. Risen's testimony, the judge was persuaded that the prosecution had sufficient evidence to prove its case without forcing a journalist to choose between going to jail and betraying a source's trust, which Mr. Risen said he would not do.

"The FDA has let the American people down and, sadly, betrayed a public trust," he told Congress in November.

"He betrayed a public trust," Mr. Jongbloed said, "and now he'll have a long time to think about it".

Putnam betrayed a holy trust that it was supposed to guard zealously -- its fiduciary duty to clients.