Sentence examples for refuse to uphold from inspiring English sources

"So how could they still expect me to choose the doctrine of the Church over the love of my son?" When Schaefer's thirty-day suspension came to an end, he said that he would refuse to uphold the Book of Discipline, and went even further by describing the Church's teachings on homosexuality as discriminatory.

Although the U.S. has officially signed on to the accord, the next president could still in theory refuse to uphold America's commitment to cutting carbon emissions.

That follows those other so-called "signing statements" that refuse to uphold the laws Congress passed on wiretap and surveillance of our enemies and on unlimited detention of enemy combatants.

Fencing officials tried to console Ms. Shin, who was sobbing, but they refused to uphold her appeal.

The national armed forces became one of the cornerstones of the new centralized state; however, the army refused to uphold the policies of the president.

First, the federal Supreme Court refused to uphold (or reject) the decision of the Florida Supreme Court to extend the deadline for hand recounts, and sent the case back for the court to explain its reasons.

Refusing to uphold the complaint, it also noted that the use of the word "pikey" on Top Gear was the continuation of a "running gag" between Clarkson and fellow presenter James May about Hammond's perceived cheap style.

Earlier this year, when a county clerk in Kentucky refused to provide marriage licences for a same-sex couple, several of the Republican nominees backed her stance – even after she went to prison for refusing to uphold her public responsibilities.

The courts have held the government to a high standard, refusing to uphold cases in which the conduct came close to the line but never quite crossed over into a violation.

Ruling in the high court in February, Eady – who attracted widespread criticism from the press for his decision to award damages to Max Mosley against the News of the World last year – refused to uphold the injunction.

Ilford North's MP, Wes Streeting, said the public would conclude he was "unfit to hold the office of prime minister" if he refused to uphold the Nato of principle of mutual defence.