"I am protecting the credibility of American democracy," he declares.What to make of Mr Prewitt's outburst?
Of all the war aims, the aim of protecting American credibility proved to be the most durable.
I see nothing wrong with the Government's thus verifying the truthfulness of the informer and protecting his credibility in this fashion.
It's because his self-interest is in protecting that credibility, which is his greatest asset, that I can trust him".
"Arizona has a serious problem with illegal immigration, being one of the leading illegal entry states, so protecting the credibility of our election system requires that we exclude illegal aliens and any other noncitizen from voting," he said.
Kerry, once he had made the moral case for striking at Assad's regime and military forces, moved on to the broader, strategic rationale for U.S. action, which appears to be what is really driving the Administration's thinking: protecting the credibility of the U.S. government at a time when it faces other acute problems in the Middle East and possible nuclear showdowns with Iran and North Korea.
In response, the IAAF invited Harting to its offices to see how it is "rooting out the cheats and protecting the credibility of competition".
The first issue is one of protecting writers' credibility -- not just the publications'.
The DSMB will comprise of a statistician, a paediatric cardiologist and a haematologist and will be responsible for protecting the credibility of the trial by virtue of its independence from the staff involved in the trial, and will help to ensure the validity of study results by reviewing data on participant accrual and conducting independent interim reviews.
We wish to protect the "credibility of the U.N. Security Council". Credibility is important.
But until I get a better job, how do I protect my credibility?
