Sentence examples for upheld the principles from inspiring English sources

THE Supreme Court has again upheld the principles behind race-conscious affirmative action, no small feat for the cause of diversity in higher education.

"He has upheld the principles of religious freedom not only to us as a Catholic church, but to the American people," she said.

More than any other body it has upheld the principles of the single market, often incurring the wrath of powerful member states.

After the ruling, Ted Olson said, in a statement, "Through its decision today, the court has upheld the principles of equality upon which this nation was founded".

In the past week the appeal judges have upheld the principles of the Human Rights Act (1998) and the European convention of human rights in the case of Private Jason Smith who died of heatstroke in Iraq during service as a territorial reservist with the army in 2003.

Although he wanted a Catholic ruler for France, Mayenne curbed the extremists who sought to put the Spanish infanta Isabella on the French throne; in 1593 he summoned a meeting of the States General in Paris, which upheld the principles of the Salic law of succession against Isabella's claim.

Both upheld the principle that sovereign states were entitled to do what they wanted within their borders.

But the Israeli military has always upheld the principle of bringing back its soldiers as a moral imperative.

Our faculty have long upheld the principle that law must be studied within the context of its ultimate humanity.

The Declaration of Helsinki and its updates have upheld the principle that protection of research subjects' rights is of primary concern.

But the Israeli court has upheld the principle of building the barrier in West Bank territory given convincing security reasons, and rules on a case-by-case basis.