Sentence examples for uphold a code from inspiring English sources
Like criminals' aversion to snitching, cops are expected to uphold a code of silence — and protect some particularly reprehensible behavior.
This new organization, which newspapers could join voluntarily, would replace the largely ineffective Press Complaints Commission, run by the news industry itself, which is supposed to uphold a code of ethical journalistic practices agreed to by participating publications.
She wishes to do what any of us would as decent; he mistakes the imposition of his own will with the duty to uphold a code of conduct.
Or the committee may only be upholding a code that is so strict in places that experts say it is open to legal challenge.
With marketers and educators trying desperately to bring classical music to broader audiences, it seems strange that the inner circles of the initiated are so determined to uphold a stifling code of silence.
You decide. 1 Ladies' Day at Royal Ascot has long tried to uphold a "sartorial" dress code (to keep the oligarch wives and Wags in check), with helpful advice about dangling bra straps and the importance of wearing knickers.
Jones would not respond when asked if he hit Kendall on purpose, but it seemed clear he was upholding an unwritten code of conduct: If our leadoff man goes down, so will yours.
Under the relentless pressures to produce coal, upholding such a code comes with great personal risk.
Others point to Ireland's two-tier model: an ombudsman who tries to resolve complaints by members of the public through free-of-charge conciliation with the newspaper in question, and a more formal press council that upholds a code of conduct.
Accordingly, the codes are produced in numerous formats, ranging from detailed best-practice guidelines on social and environmental issues to broad proclamations by the corporation to uphold a range of values (such as the recognition of human rights).
As in Paris, guests in New York will have a strong incentive to uphold the code of conduct.
