Sentence examples for upheld choosing from inspiring English sources

Nicholas D. Kristof, in arguing that Oregon's Death With Dignity law should be upheld ("Choosing Death," column, July 14) gets it exactly right.

"It is indeed a sad day when a leader of a law enforcement agency fails to honor his oath, and instead of upholding justice, chooses to obstruct it," she said during an afternoon news conference.

In 1992 the Supreme Court upheld the right to choose abortion, but gave states greater latitude to discourage the practice.

The judges said the appeals court was bound by a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld the right to choose an abortion before viability and that Arkansas made no attempt to refute assertions the doctors' lawyers made.

We'll see if yet another public official, sworn to uphold the law, chooses to avert his eyes to outrageous police behavior.

Although some felt that it upheld the Vietnamese tradition of choosing death over humiliation, some VNQDĐ members considered Tam's actions to be romantic and sentimental.

Prime Minister Haider Abadi said at a briefing that he had not read the Amnesty International report about the problems in Fallujah but that Iraq has "zero tolerance toward human rights violations". "The situation in Fallujah wasn't really functioning, but those lessons have been incorporated, and we trust they will be upheld so that those who choose to flee can do so" from Mosul, he said.

The legislation upholding the legality of parents choosing to have their sons circumcised included a proviso that circumcision be performed by a trained professional in a safe environment.

White House spokesman Tony Fratto said the actions, first reported by the Associated Press, upheld the president's right to choose his advisers and control executive branch activities.

But Kabila has refused to leave office until a new president is chosen, a decision later upheld by a constitutional court viewed as loyal to the president.

In Roe v. Wade, the court upheld a woman's right to choose.