Sentence examples for refusing to uphold from inspiring English sources

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.

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.

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 injunction had been overturned by the high court in a private session earlier this year, and Mr Justice Eady upheld this ruling today, In refusing to uphold the injunction, Mr Justice Eady said that Lord Browne had told the court "a white lie" during the initial injunction hearing.

Also troubling on the credibility front: By remaining silent, Olympic corporate sponsors are refusing to uphold the very ideals they are paying so much money to associate with values such as peace and international cooperation.

If the president is one of the people refusing to uphold the norms of civil discourse, one could argue, those norms are already dead, buried, and decaying into carbon.

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.

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.