Sentence examples similar to uphold a stance from inspiring English sources

When I asked Mr. Bloomer about the legality of signing and then upholding a stance on the basis of a private pledge if it interfered with the pledge to the Constitution of the United States, Bloomer said, "We knew there would be problems associated with signing that pledge".

In its first opportunity to take a stance on affirmative action, the Bush administration asked the Supreme Court tonight to uphold a Transportation Department program intended to help minority contractors.

We will strongly uphold our stance of zero tolerance on any corruption matter.

Whilst of course I am concerned about any negative impact on gay people arising out of these kinds of public statements, I actually found myself more sympathetic towards all the Christians I know who are intelligent enough not to uphold this stance.

In Toronto, officials upheld a ban last month.

Her decision upheld a U.S. District Court opinion.

The central bank is expected to maintain its general outlook of further increases in unemployment and lingering low levels of inflation, and uphold its accommodative stance on monetary policy.

While the leaders of the other major federal parties have affirmed the right of a woman to wear the niqab at her citizenship ceremony – a position the Federal Court of Appeal of Canada has recently upheld – their stance regarding the practice of niqab in general is unclear.

Britain was not a direct partner in the talks, upholding its official stance of not negotiating with kidnappers by the expedient of having the Iraqi government sound out options.

In a decision released today the Commissioner upheld United Learning's stance that it did not hold the requested information on how much its chief executive and senior management are remunerated.

The United States delegation, upholding the White House stance against abortion, seeks to amend language arrived at in previous United Nations conferences so that it excludes abortion from the menu of reproductive health services offered to teenagers.