Sentence examples for own preservation from inspiring English sources

Locke, they claim, only recognizes natural law obligations in those situations where our own preservation is not in conflict, further emphasizing that our right to preserve ourselves trumps any duties we may have.

His Republican rivals are persistently — and, for their own preservation, urgently — trying to knock him off.

Ms. Yazbek eventually accepted that her family publicly disowned her for their own preservation.

Greece's parliamentary democracy was established fairly recently, and is of shaky legitimacy: it's seen as a vehicle for special interests, and dedicated mainly to its own preservation.

These are the underlying evils that sustain a regime that values its own preservation above all else, including human rights and the rule of law.

As it is, the scandals suggest the behaviour of a typical Japanese corporate or government hierarchy concerned with its own preservation.

In 1995 the governor advocated and signed a bill that restricted the rights of Texas cities to enact their own conservation or preservation measures, establishing a "grandfather" provision that protects many developers against local restrictions.

He said that the "German people acknowledged Lincoln's dictum that it was the duty of the people never to entrust to any hands but their own the preservation of their liberties".

Mayor Phil Amicone has tried to block the designation of the store by hiring a consultant to dispute the findings of the city's own landmark preservation board because he wants to replace it with a minor league ballpark.

A sense appears to be growing in Israel that for the sake of his own political preservation, Mr. Barak may be willing to make too many concessions to the Palestinians, particularly on the sovereignty of the Temple Mount, the site of the First and Second Temples, and also the site of Al Aksa Mosque, which is sacred to Muslims.

Jim's loyalty is limited to his own self-preservation.