Sentence examples for upheld me from inspiring English sources

His church has been the place "that really upheld me," he said.

Lately, I have thought especially about the women and men who did not enjoy public affirmation or the legal rights that have upheld me during 35 years of heterosexual marriage.

11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me [with thy] free spirit.

Immigration was in the headlines again later in the month when the Supreme Court struck down three provisions of Arizona's controversial 2010 immigration law but upheld its centrepiece "Show me your papers" provision, which required police to check the legal status of anyone they stop for another law-enforcement concern if they reasonably suspect that the person is in the country illegally.

It had come as a shock that Varnish's claims were upheld, he said: "It hit me a little bit [from] left field, that one.

It has also explicitly stated that it does not intend to deport at least one category of illegals: those brought to the United States as children.Some advocates of a tougher line on illegal immigration tried to portray the decision to uphold the "show me your papers" clause as a great victory.

This time, it was Emanuel who apologized: "Thank God for the country he didn't listen to me," he said after the Supreme Court upheld Obamacare, in 2012.

The head of the local church committee, she told me fishing, then a mussel farm, had upheld the economy; now it was largely pensioners, she said.

"For me, this decision means encouragement that I was right, and it certainly upheld what I took the law to mean.

It was also unclear to me exactly what kind of diversity he was trying to claim he upheld.

Ofcom upheld the complaints.