Sentence examples for grounds of decency from inspiring English sources

The board is supposed to take decisions on the grounds of decency alone, as it did with the last film it banned - a Japanese production that was deemed to be pornographic.

71 min: Khumalo narrowly fails to connect with a South African freekick and then France rip down the other end, Ribery wriggling this way and that before being dispossessed, on the grounds of decency as much as anything else.

First, there was the business of transporting the art: two days before the opening, a consignment was seized by Customs and two pieces – one by Wilhelm Freddie showing the naked bodies of dead soldiers, another by the Argentinian Leonor Fini showing young men dancing naked in the twilight – were turned back on grounds of decency.

Even a follow-up question could be deemed within the grounds of decency and reason.

We've used our shared ground of common decency to guide us in our United States democracy -- with varying levels of success since its inception.

Some government sources say the ban was necessary on "grounds of morality and decency".

We rarely receive complaints from readers about advertising on the grounds of taste and decency.

For example, CAP's poster industry members can invoke mandatory pre-vetting for advertisers who have broken the CAP Code on grounds of taste and decency or social responsibility – the pre-vetting can last for two years.

On similar grounds, the primary requirements of decency may be enforced against obscene publications.

On grounds of common humanity and decency things need to be put right.

The fourth threat comes from attempted government control of the cloud on grounds of state security, public decency or economic necessity.