Sentence examples for oath on behalf from inspiring English sources

Shea, a native son of Lake Placid, was selected to recite the Olympic oath on behalf of all the competitors at the 1932 Games.

At the opening ceremony, Sarah Stevenson of Britain, a 2008 bronze medalist in taekwondo, took the Olympic oath on behalf of all of the athletes.

Forward Hayley Wickenheiser, who took the Olympic oath on behalf of all athletes at the opening ceremony, is a revered figure and was once selected by The Globe and Mail as one of the 50 most powerful women in the nation.

McDermott was long respected by the speed-skating community as an official and was invited by the International Olympic Committee to take the Olympic oath on behalf of all officials at the opening ceremonies of the 1980 Games in Lake Placid, New York, U.S.

An oath-helper would swear an oath on behalf of an accused man, to clear him from the suspicion of the crime.

British swimmer Liz Johnson, a medallist from Beijing 2008, wheelchair rugby judge Richard Allcroft and David Hunter, who is coaching the ParalympicsGB equestrian team, each stepped forward to take the official oaths on behalf of competitors and officials.

He admits that he still loves her (in contrast to his false testimony under oath on her behalf) and asks to go out for coffee with her.

The legal system depended on a system of oaths, in which the value of different individuals swearing on behalf of the plaintiff or defendant varied according to their social status - the word of a companion of the king, for example, was worth twelve times that of a churl.

He is due to submit to questions under oath from Allred, on behalf of Huth, on 9 October.

Mr. El-Hanafi later accepted an "oath of allegiance on behalf of Al Qaeda" from the unnamed co-conspirator, the indictment said.

The Olympic Oath was taken on behalf of all athletes by Caroline Pei Jia Chew, on behalf of all judges by Syed Abdul Kadir, and on behalf of all coaches by David Lim Fong Jock.