Sentence examples for upstanding of from inspiring English sources

Lucas also worries that the extensive powers granted to the president by the constitution may prove too tempting for even the most upstanding of leaders.

Even the most upstanding of chief executives is sometimes tempted by policies whose legality is murky; he wants to ask advisers whether a given course of action would survive a court challenge.

The editor of the FT – most upstanding of press participants, whose friend and former chairman once ruled the Media Standards Trust, prime begetter of Hacked Off – thinks it's a good idea.

Alderman drew us expertly into what seemed at first a funny, sweet account of an upstanding citizen of Hendon, Mr Reuben Bloom, having a bit of a mid-life crisis.

"We always have this image of soldiers as these upstanding members of society but some of them could be rascals as well".

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".

"Put it back in a corner and, you know, if there are clients that want to go there, they would go to an area out of the eyeshot of so-called upstanding residents of Rome," Faiola said.

Some of the more upstanding members of our crew go back to fishing.

What's the point of being an upstanding citizen of the world if you are dying inside?

He maintained the illusion of being an upstanding member of the community, opening three saloons as well as creating fake businesses to assist in his operations.

The males have an upstanding tuft of hair on top of the head and a small inflatable throat sac.