Sentences with phrase «upstanding citizen»

Had he or anybody else said something back then, Sandusky would have been the only bad guy and the rest would have been regarded as upstanding citizens not POS cowards.

It was frequently exasperating to see that Emmit didn't really bring doom down around his ears like previous seemingly upstanding citizens of Fargo, your Lester Nygaards (Martin Freeman) and your Peggy Blumquists (Kirsten Dunst).

Why is it that we can accept drug users, alcoholics, and otherwise morally unsound people into leadership positions, but we immediately shun upstanding citizens who happen to be nonbelievers?

But this shouldn't surprise you, as your character isn't the most upstanding citizen around (he's a murder suspect) and neither is the company he keeps.

You are a really righteous upstanding citizen... when you agree with someone.

I had considered myself a very upstanding citizen who was contributing positively to my community.

«They all unequivocally credited ayahuasca, when taken in the controlled setting of the church, as the catalyst for their evolution into upstanding citizens.»

A farm worker, Magnúsdóttir was sentenced to death for her part in the murder of two men and, due to the structure of the Icelandic legal system, spent her last days at an isolated farmhouse with a family of upstanding citizens watching over her.

Upstanding citizen Dana Halter's life becomes a Kafkaesque nightmare when she is pulled over for a minor traffic infraction and finds herself thrown into jail for the crimes another has committed in her name.

Wrestle with the girls» conflicting battle plans, spend some one - on - one time keeping the girls motivated to be their better selves, and uncover their deepest, darkest secrets on the way to reforming them into not just upstanding citizens, but a cohesive, and effective battle group.

Black writes, «It's a perfectly legitimate defense, and may actually explain the bizarre actions attributed to this formerly upstanding citizen.»

But this doesn't mean the people using this technology are always upstanding citizens...

From now on, your social media profiles should scream «fine upstanding citizen» at every turn.

I raised my children as atheists and they share my values and are upstanding citizens of which any parent of any religion would be proud.

They are just trying to raise smart, upstanding citizens who have dreams and follow them.

While many people consider themselves generally moral and honest, even the most upstanding citizens will likely become willing to lie, cheat and steal under certain circumstances, according to evidence from a new study in the Journal of Consumer Psychology.

These changes, some argue, will spur faster growth and allow Greece to become an upstanding citizen of the Eurozone.

«Cat proves that within America's broken criminal justice system lies the potential for prisoners to become productive entrepreneurs and upstanding citizens,» says Grant.

They went directly to a set of demands that characterizes gay rights to this day - that gay people are upstanding citizens and deserve to have their rights respected.

* so they could join a church and thereby convince the community that they were «upstanding citizens», when in fact they were part of the mob, an assassin, having multiple affairs, a dishonest business person, etc..?

Where are the «upstanding citizens» doing the shooting in your examples, other than the the last one?

Offerings hoping to be seen as an upstanding citizen.

I do wish they'd lighten the restrictions for convicts, it's not like they went to jail because they were fine, upstanding citizens!

Google's transparent tax evasion, on the other hand, could be presented as consistent with its image as an honest upstanding citizen that behaves as any other honest, upstanding citizen would, doing its best to make as much money within the law's constraints.

«This person, Mr. Schlossberg I'm sure thinks of himself as an upstanding citizen - what he portrayed is actually disgusting and we have to push back on that,» Williams said.

Nevergold is hopeful that students will see the outrage of community members, along with her response and those of other board members as demonstration of being upstanding citizens.

As far as I can tell, Franco is an upstanding citizen.

Buster is a fine, upstanding citizen.

Peter and Adelaide Ferrero, both of Riverhead, said they voted for Mr. Krupski, saying that they knew his family and that he was an «upstanding citizen.»

Cautionary Interlude: In the interest of you not soiling your reputation as an upstanding citizen forevermore, we would like to clarify that to enact any escape plan detailed hereafter is entirely your own call and you probably you shouldn't do it.

This means that it is in their personal and professional interest to be upstanding citizens.

I just thought it was sad and I'm glad I am an upstanding citizen, that type of mentality and life would be a hard pill for me to swallow.

The fun of the film (and it is often fun) is in the complexities of interconnections, and the sheer number of criminals raging through this tiny area, outnumbering the upstanding citizens by the looks of it.

During an interview, he explains how his life went wrong due to his love for Monica, and how he is now ready to become the upstanding citizen he once was.

Wilby's inopportune out - of - body experiences contrast with the upstanding citizen angle he appeals to voters with.

They aren't upstanding citizens, but for all their flaws, there's something undeniably charming about each one of them, which immediately pulls us to the heaving chest of this ultra-violent black comedy.

Released by the cruel martinet Javert (Russell Crowe), he violates his parole, but manages to become an upstanding citizen (while hiding his past).

Private schools today have implemented a number of checks and balances to ensure that faculty are upstanding citizens.

Faced with this crushing disappointment, I acted as would any upstanding citizen and snuck in, first using a colleague's pass and then by blending into the crowd of straw hats.

Koch is a master craftsman when it comes to building his main character: Paul starts out as a reasonable, upstanding citizen, although his antagonism towards his brother is immediately apparent.

If you want to be an especially vigilant and upstanding citizen, you may elect to file a police report.

She's the wife of a biotech firm's CEO, an upstanding citizen but unscrupulous businessman who Jack suspects is involved in the murder of a friend.

«If you give normal, regular, upstanding citizens a legitimate route to your material they are most likely to attain it legitimately, most people do not want to steal,» she said.

Respectable, upstanding citizens are transformed into untouchables as soon as they bring that cute little pit bull puppy home.

The Portland Oregonian described Ted Paul as an upstanding citizen and a lifetime dog fancier.

Beyond these tidbits delineated by the upstanding citizens running the ratings board, not much else is known.

The coverage of personalities is sometimes even positive; Dominion CEO Tom Farrell, for example, comes off more as an upstanding citizen than as a master manipulator.

«It's not about helping them be good, upstanding citizens of the city of Calgary; they're more than capable of doing that on their own.

Typically it's based on some criteria of being an upstanding citizen and experienced in the law or other relevant field.