Word: uphold
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...Disney/ABC Company, we met with representatives of Strategic Planning, Window Producing (marketing) and Creative Development. We watched point-by-point PowerPoint presentations that educated us on the structural components of the conglomerate merger, emphasizing the “wholesome and honest” image Disney strives to uphold in order to maintain its mass appeal...
...always the Chinese prostitute role in some movie, and I refuse to play it,” said Riverton. “There are already so many stereotypes of women out there that I don’t need to add to them…You want to uphold certain principles, and you have to decide your boundaries. But it’s hard also when you think, when’s my next job coming...
...Undergraduate Council maintains in policy its position against discrimination and stereotyping on the basis of ancestry, nationality, creed, philosophy, economic disadvantage, physical disability, mental illness or disorders, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, and the Council makes an exceptionally strong effort to uphold such principles in practice. Overwhelmingly, the Council has reaffirmed time and again its commitment thereto by supporting multicultural and tolerance-fostering activities and by steadfastly refusing to support organizations and projects that would knowingly lead to discrimination and unfair prejudice. While we wish that the Council had the power to cleanse...
...enforcement of the panel’s decision, Bush administration lawyers said that the Supreme Court is “highly likely” to review the Third Circuit’s ruling—with a “serious possibility” that the justices will uphold the constitutionality of the Solomon Amendment...
...Democratic filibusters that blocked confirmation of 10 of his more conservative appeals-court picks. So Republican Senators may seek a ruling from the Senate's presiding officer--who, conveniently, is Vice President Cheney--that filibusters against judicial nominees are unconstitutional. A majority of 51 votes would be needed to uphold such a ruling, a number far easier...