Sentence examples for stand for decent from inspiring English sources

"They don't stand for decent government.

We stand for decent values and we respect human rights.

No one will represent you but yourself, so join us and stand for decent homes for all.

As Michael Howard's special adviser at the Home Office in the 1990s, Cameron stood for "decent, but austere" prison conditions and the doctrine that "prison works".

The US stood for decent values, its way of life produced enemies, and defenders of liberal values were therefore obligated to defend the United States.

But Senators Snowe and Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, have been known in the past to stand apart for decent reform.

In the wake of this incident and in the days ahead, we must always remember that bigotry and hate need only one thing to take hold in our great nation; that is for decent people to stand on the sidelines.

But provided they spend the money they had set aside for Mr Pujols wisely, they stand a decent chance of defending their crown.

"Without passing judgment on anybody else," he said in an interview late on Friday, "I've tried to stand for what I believe in -- decent, responsible journalism".

A few of these companies stand a decent chance of turning themselves into a genre-specific brand (such as "family content" for Walt Disney).

Social Dialogue for Decent Work. in Decent Work: Objectives and Strategies.