Sentence examples for they were upheld from inspiring English sources

He was so keen on human rights, or at least on his human rights, that he got the best lawyers to make sure they were upheld.

A spokesman for BAA, Malcolm Robertson, said that the company's board had not yet decided whether it would appeal the findings if they were upheld.

Because the other restrictions were not based on viewpoint, they were upheld.

The laws made by the Authority would be observed by a Court of Justice in order to ensure they were upheld and to arbitrate.

They were upholding 25 years of law and more than 100 years of custom.

But they were upholding another tradition embedded in Greek heritage: fully engaging in the languid joys of an August vacation.

There have been plaintiffs before the Supreme Court who made moving and stalwart examples of the principle they were upholding, and plaintiffs who faltered on the job.

(AP) MIDDLE EAST JORDAN: HONOR KILLINGS Two women were killed over the weekend by relatives who said they were upholding family honor.

Opposing teams had not been able to keep them under three runs in a game since May 30, and they were upholding their reputation as the big, bad Yankees, the best team in baseball.

But nearly all of the Republican opponents insisted they were upholding the party's principles and its "brand" by opposing big-government intervention in what should be free markets.

The five defended their actions by claiming they were upholding international humanitarian law which deems nuclear weapons illegal.