Sentences with phrase «uphold certain»

Expecting your partner to do, say, or uphold certain roles or duties due to gender, age or tradition is an unspoken unfair demand.

While one can certainly be a good writer without certification, holding such accreditation signals to all that the writer is taking his job seriously and has publicly agreed to uphold certain standards of ethics and writing professionalism.

The job of lawyer and membership in a law society bring with them a requirement to uphold certain ethical principles and professional regulations.

By 1960, the Production Code, which regulated the content of films to uphold certain moral and patriotic standards in lieu of governmental censorship or a formal rating system, was beginning to crumble.

We understand that by running a Christian dating site, we have a responsibility to uphold certain codes of conduct and we are proud to be industry leaders in this area.

One could argue, as my friend did, that publishers have a responsibility to their authors and to science to uphold a certain standard.

Membership of Nato requires countries to uphold certain democratic principles, and Mr Kerry said the US «will measure very carefully what is happening» in Turkey.

They should uphold a certain standard for the God they believe in.

Several years ago Liberal MP John Mckay introduced a private member's bill known as C - 300, which would have compelled the federal government to determine whether Canadian companies were upholding certain environmental and human rights standards when operating abroad — and withdraw federal support from offenders.

Here Christ rebukes them because they were upholding certain aspects of the Law while neglecting other aspects.

This treaty was violated and ignored within a couple years of its signing, although in 1980, the United States Supreme Court upheld certain aspects of its legality, offering as compensation a cash settlement that the current Sioux tribes continue to reject, insisting on the return of the Black Hills in particular according to the articles of the 1868 treaty.

While expanding the services available to clients, membership in LawPact upholds certain values that can only be delivered by a small - to mid-sized firm.

Not exact matches

The rules, which were upheld by the DC Circuit Court of Appeals earlier in June, ensure that internet service providers treat data equally and can not give or sell access to so - called internet fast lanes that would prioritize certain internet services over others.

The conservative movement exists to uphold the truths of the Declaration of Independence: «We hold these truths to be self - evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.»

Usually such programs have in mind a relatively uncomplicated image of a «responsible» home - dweller or employed person, but in any case they uphold an image of social life according to which people are being formed, and which governs the application of certain formative methods.

So, I sincerely and respectfully ask of individuals who back anti-choice campaigns by citing personal moral or religious reasons this question, which I ask out honest curiosity: how can you recognize the consequences, historically, of legally banning a certain choice a person makes, and maintain that your moral code has not been violated, or even argue that your moral or religious code has been upheld, or elevated?

If the principle that makes these writings canon for us — the message of Jesus the Christ — also rules out certain writings which we have considered «Scripture», this is not to profane the sacred but to uphold it, to defend it.

And, in the Army and when I was admitted to law practice, I must have sworn to uphold, protect, and defend the Constitution — knowing that one of our founding documents talked about our being «endowed by our Creator» with certain rights.

Why does God appear to bless certain flamboyant ministries who uphold questionable teaching, but seem not to bless others who have sought to be sound, self - effacing and honest?

Evolutionists start with certain assumptions (beliefs), then find the scientific facts they believe uphold their theory of millions of years.

When a «deeper» closed theory is found (as, in the case of gravitation, general relativity), the older theory is not simply discredited, but its predictions are upheld within certain parameter ranges specified by the newer theory, which adds correct predictions of its own outside those ranges.

After the last two years, I feel like I have a certain standard to uphold for my contribution to the office holiday potluck.

Certain dishes make holiday appearances around the table, time honored traditions are upheld through the generations, and new ones sometimes find their way in as well!

«We have a certain tradition and standard to uphold within our industry.»

Certain areas such as a baby's brain, stomach, and mouth can be correctly developed to take on each specific role they uphold in the body because of the advances breastfeeding provides.

The court's denial means a mid-level appeals court's March ruling will stand, upholding the ban on certain semiautomatic firearms included in the SAFE Act, the 2013 gun - control law that riled Second Amendment activists across the state.

The former Florida governor said on Thursday that Davis «is sworn to uphold the law» but suggested that clerks be able to opt out of certain duties if they object for religious reasons.

Even people already sentenced to death by the court of law and upheld by the Supreme Court are still entitled to certain fundamental human rights.

It was a good week for supporters of raising the minimum wage, as a state appeals board upheld Governor Cuomo's planned increase to a $ 15 per hour minimum wage for fast food workers, disputing arguments that certain factors weren't adequately analyzed before making the decision to raise the wage.

A New York State Supreme Court judge on Tuesday upheld a rent freeze on certain one - year leases, rejecting a landlord group's arguments that the...

If the ruling is upheld in the next phase of the case, which is anything but certain, «it would effectively kill the application of the Endangered Species Act,» says John Echeverria, an environmental lawyer at the Vermont Law School in South Royalton.

She aspires to change her status and knows high pedigree individuals have a certain image to uphold.

Again, given that Sir Michael Caine appeared in the remake of Get Carter we're not quite certain yet that this is cause for unbridled celebration, but we pray to a variety of deities that it's a good thing, and the reputation of the masterful original will be upheld.

I am, however, certain that if conservatives are not hypocrites, they will insist that Cleveland's suburban schools open — rather than, as they have close — their doors to the students whose vouchers, at conservatives» behest, Zelman upheld as constitutional.

An employee training program manager is the person responsible for ensuring certain employee training program standards are upheld.

It's been ten years since the Children's Internet Protection Act — the law that requires public libraries and K - 12 schools to employ internet filtering software in exchange for certain federal funding — was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court as constitutional.

Our diverse clients across the globe must be certain that we uphold the highest standards of governance and are acting responsibly not only in how we manage their investments, but also in how we value our employees, support our communities, and limit our impact on the environment.

There are, it is alleged, certain beliefs, so useful, not to say indispensable to well - being, that it is as much the duty of governments to uphold those beliefs, as to protect any other of the interests of society.

It upheld the constitutionality of the Barreau's action in certain, very narrow, circumstances.

A recent article published by The Wall Street Journal discussed a growing trend by American employers to include arbitration clauses in their employment agreements, in part encouraged by a 2011 decision by the United States Supreme Court which upheld a contractual provision requiring telecom customers to waive their right to bring certain lawsuits.

Several recent cases brought by celebrities have effectively created a new privacy law in the U.K. And recently, the House of Lords upheld a landmark ruling barring the friend of a well - known folk singer from publishing certain passages of a tell - all book about the celebrity.»

The decision of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, that certain imported blockers and catchers were each classifiable as a «glove, mitten or mitt», is restored and upheld.

«Right now, a lot of innovators are nervous about Canada and especially when it comes to patents, there's a certain degree of uncertainty about whether some patents that have been upheld around the entire world have been invalidated in Canada.

The ruling upheld the dismissal of design defect claims in a suit alleging that certain manufacturers are liable under theories of strict (product) liability and negligence.

When you are employed in a dangerous work environment, even one in which workers» compensation is not required to be offered, you have certain rights that must be upheld.

Recent case law on pre-nuptial agreements explores the circumstances in which they will be upheld and provides some guidance to those seeking a more certain outcome.

In summary, the Federal Supreme Court upheld the un-sealing of attorney work products stemming from an outside legal counsel led internal investigation upon request by the Federal Prosecutor with the reasoning that certain aspects of outside counsel's work went far beyond regular legal advice, ie, was deemed a delegation of extensive fact - finding etc, that the entity itself or also service providers not being attorneys would have been capable of collecting.

The Supreme Court of Canada upheld the power of lower courts to order Charter damages, but allowed the City's appeal in part, stating that Charter damages should only be used in certain narrow circumstances where the Charter breach is significant, and where other remedies would fail to compensate the Plaintiff.

The Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court's landmark 2014 decisions in Cartier [1] to grant an injunction against internet service providers which required them to block access to certain websites which sell counterfeit goods.

Counsel for Espitia cites to an unpublished case assertedly upholding a stipulated damages clause due to the difficulty of ascertaining «the exact amount of income certain vending machines would produce.»