Sentence examples for stand for law from inspiring English sources
The movement's leaders call that an outrageous perversion of the truth: they say that they stand for law, tolerance and democracy, and that it is the north that has a history of using jihadists as proxy warriors.
In an era when the definition and direction of the United States were being contested, leaders at the Derby took a stand for law and order.
Like leaders at the Derby and the Masters, Avery Brundage, the International Olympic Committee president and former United States Olympic Committee president, took a stand for "law and order" and banned Smith and Carlos from the Olympic Village and saw to it that they were removed from the United States Olympic team.
The United States "stands for law and order," said Wissam Salman, 35, a hotel housekeeper from Iraq.
The inherited term 'right' (ius) is ambiguous, says Pufendorf, and it sometimes stands for law (lex).
"We were convinced that our contribution was not only stable and militarily significant, but also that we stand for international law and humanitarian needs," said Bogdan Klich, the defense minister.
"If you're walking on the street and he stones you, he knows the law would stand for him because the law is against you".
In the world more broadly, while there are certainly forces that value U.S. support and even protection, the notion that the U.S. stands for international law and is uniquely positioned and perhaps even obliged to mete out punishment to violators of those laws, is not one that is taken seriously in many places.
Mr. Lynch said Mr. Cuomo offered "the integrity and the commitment to stand up for law enforcement".
Stand up for law and order in any way you can.
