verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a court upholds sth (= says that an earlier decision was right )
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It seems likely that the court will uphold his conviction.
maintain/carry on/continue/uphold a tradition (= make a tradition continue in the same way or at the same standard as before )
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We maintain a tradition of cider making dating from Norman times.
uphold a complaint (= say it is reasonable )
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The complaint was upheld and the advertisement was withdrawn.
uphold a conviction (= officially say that it was right )
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The conviction was upheld by the Court of Appeal.
uphold a verdict (= officially say that it was right )
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This verdict was upheld at appeal.
uphold sb’s rights (= defend their rights )
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I will uphold the rights of the people of this country.
uphold the honour of sb/sth (= defend it )
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She felt duty bound to uphold the honour of her country.
uphold values
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The new party was dedicated to upholding traditional values.
uphold/allow an appeal (= give permission for a decision to be changed )
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Judge Gabriel Hutton upheld Smith's appeal against a £250 fine.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
appeal
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The court of appeals upheld all except the spousal-consent requirement, a judgment affirmed by the Court.
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If the appeal is upheld the appellant will be consulted on any statement to be published.
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The court of appeals upheld the sentences for the two remaining after one died of a heart attack.
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A federal appeals court upheld the ban, approved by California voters in 1996.
authority
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A large portion of the State's scarce resources was absorbed in upholding the serf-owners' authority and subsidizing their income.
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The hapless governor, who had vainly tried to uphold the sultan's authority , was beheaded by the janissaries in 1801.
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In a society based on serfdom, order depended upon upholding the authority of the serf-owners.
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One has a duty to uphold and support authorities if they meet the conditions of the service conception as explained above.
ban
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The High Court upheld a ban preventing the Mail on Sunday from publishing more extracts.
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A federal appeals court upheld the ban , approved by California voters in 1996.
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Ronald Reagan appointee, was on the panel that unanimously upheld the gas chamber ban Wednesday.
claim
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The House of Lords upheld their claim .
complaint
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And they upheld a complaint lodged by a viewer.
court
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Rather, the courts have upheld commercial contracts incorporating the rules of commodity associations.
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The court of appeals upheld all except the spousal-consent requirement, a judgment affirmed by the Court.
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A second meaning of the term certainty relates to the probability that the court would uphold the finding of the initial decision-maker.
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Although the Supreme Court has upheld agency-shop provisions, states are still free to prohibit agency shops, and some do.
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The court of appeals upheld the sentences for the two remaining after one died of a heart attack.
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A federal appeals court upheld the ban, approved by California voters in 1996.
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A federal court has upheld that deadline, but the Clinton administration has said it can not meet the timetable.
decision
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His decision was upheld by the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords.
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The Multiple Sclerosis Society said that it may seek a judicial review if the decision is upheld .
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The rule of unanimity on most decisions was upheld .
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His decision was upheld by nearly every senior official in his inner circle.
dismissal
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Nevertheless, the court noted that the overall trend in the statistics indicated a decrease in student enrollment and upheld the dismissals .
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Courts have also upheld the dismissal of teachers who are mentally disabled.
duty
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The duty to uphold and support just institutions does not come into play.
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Male speaker It's my duty to uphold the law and preserve life.
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Tewkesbury Borough Council says it has a duty to uphold planning regulations.
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One has a duty to uphold and support authorities if they meet the conditions of the service conception as explained above.
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One owes them the duty to uphold and support them.
judge
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In the other corner, upholding the first judge , are the rationalists.
law
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I uphold the law of this realm - and the law states quite clearly that vagrants are rogues and vagabonds.
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Impatience and frustration are growing among those who want to see the state uphold the death penalty law .
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The fateful consequences of the Bavarian government's failure to uphold the Law of the Defence of the Republic now became manifest.
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There is nothing unfair and nothing bogus or malicious about upholding the law and prosecuting people who are charged with breaking it.
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Male speaker It's my duty to uphold the law and preserve life.
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We do not believe in the soundness of the views which uphold this law .
order
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One is charged with upholding the moral order , while the other equally essential class helps to explain inappropriate affliction.
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We uphold the exclusion order as of the time it was made and when the petitioner violated it.
principle
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Proprietors' or publishers' obligations: A positive public commitment to upholding the council's principles should be given.
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We shall ensure that all staff receive proper training and are required to uphold the principles of this Code.
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While he is generally careful to uphold the Politeness Principle , he wishes above all to preserve his own negative face.
right
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Its view was that the president's decision to sack the government contravened a section of the constitution upholding fundamental political rights .
state
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Although the Supreme Court has upheld agency-shop provisions, states are still free to prohibit agency shops, and some do.
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Can teachers be required to swear that they will uphold the federal and state constitutions?
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A three-judge district court upheld the state against a claim that the Montana scheme violated Art.
tradition
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Women tend to uphold social traditions and conventions and are more comfortable with stability.
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Why is it not upholding this humanitarian tradition now?
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She was to uphold the family tradition .
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Men see this as exercising their right to free speech, upholding a tradition in cyberspace forged by the early hacker community.
value
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Will it continue to uphold the conservative values of those in power, or will it offer a more radical alternative?
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Now, he is an avenger, dedicated to upholding Olympic values .
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Yet none was anxious about upholding the values of the right.
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A close third was his upholding of conservative values .
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The peasantry, it seemed, were being squeezed in order to earn foreign exchange and uphold the value of the rouble.
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Men must change sufficiently so that their representation of life and their political expression uphold humane values .
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They all consider themselves to be committed Christians and for the most part would uphold traditional family values .
■ VERB
rule
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He said the suit will be amended to reflect the ruling upholding Proposition 209.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A federal court has upheld legislative term limits in Maine.
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The court's decision upheld state laws prohibiting doctor-assisted suicide.
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The decision was upheld by the US Supreme Court late last year.
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They want to uphold traditional family values.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He said the suit will be amended to reflect the ruling upholding Proposition 209.
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I uphold the law of this realm - and the law states quite clearly that vagrants are rogues and vagabonds.
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In a surprisingly lopsided Senate vote in March, the bill was upheld.
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Now, he is an avenger, dedicated to upholding Olympic values.
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On serious analysis, very few of these claims are upheld.
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The court of appeals upheld all except the spousal-consent requirement, a judgment affirmed by the Court.
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The Lords had initially upheld the interlocutory injunctions although the House subsequently refused to make the injunctions permanent.
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The rule of unanimity on most decisions was upheld.