Sentence examples for uphold the dignity from inspiring English sources

We were determined to uphold the dignity of our people".

The government's priority, Mr. Maharaj said, was to "protect the privacy of the patient and the family" and to "uphold the dignity of the patient".

She not only thought her husband should uphold the dignity of the presidency but she also knew he would be hurt if he did not.

It also had to consider whether Mr. Frank's general behavior, notably hiring a prostitute, broke a rule that members should uphold the dignity of the House.

Whatever he thinks about the performance in the Kremlin of his erstwhile loyal lieutenant, Mr Medvedev, Mr Putin wants to uphold the dignity and power of the office presumably because he plans to take it back.

Whether the problem is "ethnic cleansing" or poverty, he said, "What begins with the failure to uphold the dignity of one life all too often ends with a calamity for entire nations".

Compassion is at the centre of nursing - and a caring relationship upholds the dignity of all involved.

We believe in a world that respects and upholds the dignity of all women and their basic human right to survive pregnancy and childbirth.

My non-extensive research shows that it was once awarded to Dario Fo, who according to the Nobel judges "emulates the jesters of the Middle Ages in scourging authority and upholding the dignity of the downtrodden".

Tahir Shah's latest book, Travels with Myself (Mosaïque Books, £11.99), is out next month Exterminate All the Brutes, by Sven Lindqvist This book inspires by upholding the dignity of the travel genre.

The body's deputy Asia director, Phelim Kine, said the threat "is like painting a target on the backs of courageous people working to protect the rights and upholding the dignity of all Filipinos".