Sentence examples for upheld set from inspiring English sources

This is a breathtaking ruling that would, if upheld, set a precedent establishing that a woman may be judged to have neglected her child before it is even born.

Though it seems like a long time ago for those who didn't live through that historical moment, Nixon's utter disregard for the very rules and laws this country upholds set in motion the slippery slope that shaped the Bush regime's equally callous disregard for our rights and values.

We focus on strengthening women's grassroots networks and on lobbying the government to uphold provisions set out in the constitution on women's rights.

The case is currently under appeal in the New York court, and her lawyers argue that if her conviction is upheld, it sets an astonishing precedent of making every pregnant woman at risk for prosecution.

Nonetheless, a debt of honor must be upheld, and they set off into the Scottish hinterlands beyond Hadrian's Wall, where Marcus's father had commanded a legion that vanished, along with its eagle.

The Wisconsin Coalition for Voter Participation prosecution -- and the 1999 Court of Appeals case that upheld it -- set the stage for the criminal investigation into coordination between Walker's 2012 campaign and Wisconsin Club for Growth, an "independent" group led by Walker's top campaign advisor R.J. Johnson and longtime Koch associate Eric O'Keefe.

He will now try to uphold the standard set by Barnes Arico, whose 176 victories were the most in program history.

It is a shame that we have to institute laws to uphold sportsmanship and set up legislation to control what parents and coaches should be able to handle in their own backyard.

Ungaro maintained she is simply upholding the work set out by the foundation and by Beard himself, a resolute champion of women.

Christie Whitman has begun her tenure as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in fine fashion by upholding a set of vitally important clean air rules imposed by her predecessor, Carol Browner.

In reaction to Suez, France had constructed a new identity as the ostensible leader of Europe, upholding a set of universal values in competition with the Americans.The British were hurt most by Suez.