Sentence examples for elected to stand by from inspiring English sources

"The debt crisis is not make-believe, and I was not elected to stand by while we sacrifice our children's future for short-term political gain.

McMenamy, in fact, elected to stand on the second of these two rights.

It's virtually impossible to go wrong in 3, and it's democratically punchy in the much larger 1, unless you elect to stand right by the bar at the side, under the balcony.

To this answer the plaintiff filed a general demurrer, which was overruled by the court, and, the plaintiff electing to stand by his demurrer, judgment was entered for the defendant.

Failovers are participants which serve as hot standbys should the leader fail or elect to stand down.

Representative William Pascrell Jr. of Passaic, one of the few elected officials to stand by Mr. Florio's side last night, said he hoped the race would prod Congress to move on tougher rules for campaign finance and spending.

WASHINGTON -- Calling the accusations from conservative Republican members of Congress against a top Muslim aide to Hillary Rodham Clinton "pretty dangerous," House Speaker John A. Boehner became the second top GOP elected official to stand by Huma Abedin, the secretary of State's longtime adviser.

Neither we nor our elected officials need to stand by and watch this happen.

Democratically elected governments proved reluctant to stand by and let this happen.

"I think whatever government is elected has a bounden duty to stand by the entirety of both the Good Friday and St Andrew's agreement".

UKIP's first elected MP, who left the Conservative Party, called on David Cameron to stand by his 2010 election "promises" and support amendments to legislation about recall powers over MPs.