Sentence examples for vows to uphold from inspiring English sources

His readiness to mend society at once jettisons one of the most beloved "truths" of the party whose tradition he vows to uphold.

"When a president is elected, he or she vows to uphold the Constitution, but even before being elected, Trump is trashing the document politicians say they hold dear!" I reminded the speaker that the Republican Congress is violating the Constitution now by not even letting President Obama's nominee for the United States Supreme Court have a hearing.

Republicans typically vow to uphold free trade and gut the welfare state.

Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton has vowed to uphold Obama's domestic energy policies and international climate commitments.

Gleefully threatening to defy the rule of law — the law he vowed to uphold as governor — is inexcusable.

At the same time, however, he distanced himself from his party's past misdeeds, vowing to uphold democracy, protect human rights and defend freedom of expression.

Tunisia's moderate Islamist party, set to win the first democratic election born of the Arab Spring, reached out yesterday to centre-leftists, vowing to uphold liberal values and form a coalition government with secular parties.

"The conduct displayed by these individuals was appalling, deeply troubling, and did not meet the high standards that all of our sworn police officers vow to uphold," the statement said.