Sentence examples similar to upstanding group from inspiring English sources

This calls for a group of upstanding citizens to bravely take on such a responsibility, sacrificing ego to become model citizens.

Even movies ostensibly showing corruption and criminality in the heart of the CIA and the Pentagon have to end on a nationalistic note, with a tiny group of clean, upstanding American liberals saving democracy.

If a riot evolves as it spreads, starting with the hotheaded rock thrower and ending with the upstanding citizen, then rioters are a profoundly heterogeneous group.

"There are many paid signature gatherers that do things the right way and are totally upstanding people," said Joel Foster of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, a Washington group that advocates changing the ballot process.

Speaker J. Dennis Hastert called Mr. DeLay "a good man" and said he was "troubled by the intimidation tactics of outside groups and organizations who have tried to influence the decision of those upstanding members of the Ethics Committee".

But many conservative groups fiercely oppose the changes, arguing that people need to first prove that they are upstanding members of society before they can vote.

-- upstanding working folk.

Pleasant, upstanding people make hairdressers.

"But they are pleasant, upstanding guys".

Ralph Macchio is an upstanding family man.

What a fine, upstanding body of women!