Sentence examples for ethical tone from inspiring English sources

He would raise the ethical tone of government.

Its burdened ethical tone makes readers feel vaguely guilty, a terrible fate for any piece of writing.

This ethical tone, he says, must be established at the top, through "the consistent exercise by the chief of simple, straightforward decency and respect for others".

He used his two-minute opening statement to say that the governor had run an unrelievedly negative campaign, mishandled the energy crisis and state budget and set a poor ethical tone with aggressive campaign fund-raising.

"The moral and ethical tone of any organization is set at the top," said Michael G. Cherkasky, chairman of the panel, the New York State Commission on Public Integrity.

While not directly recommending that those soldiers lose their promotions, General Hendrix sharply criticized them for the "crimes and abuses" within Company A. "In their actions, these leaders clearly failed to set the proper moral and ethical tone for the unit," General Hendrix wrote.

And yet despite his ethical seriousness, Mars-Jones's tone is talkative, at times even flippant.

We recognize that we as a group will have disagreements, but want to avoid the standard "liberal /conservative" divide that often characterizes contemporary conversation, as well as the bitterly divisive tone of so much ethical discussion (particularly on the internet).

Dr. Bok said the era when Dr. Moore was Brigham's chief of surgery was a time when the tone, the standards and the ethical principles of medical schools were shaped by such department chiefs.

Kanō Tan'yū's conservative choice of subject matter (e.g., historical figures embodying Confucian ethical precepts) and his return to the subdued tones and designs of the early Kanō painters set the standards for later Kanō artists.

Experimental manipulation of the tone of staff child relationships is less likely for ethical reasons.