(1) Up to 15 Tory MPs, including the father of the house of commons Sir Peter Tapsell, spoke in support of Mitchell who was seen to cut a forlorn figure when he took his traditional place close to Cameron for the first session of prime minister's questions since he swore at police.
(2) In an address at the Woodrow Wilson Center in August 2007 , Obama criticized the Bush administration for putting forward a "false choice between the liberties we cherish and the security we demand", and swore to provide "our intelligence and law enforcement agencies with the tools they need to track and take out the terrorists without undermining our constitution and our freedom".
(3) Ken Saro-Wiwa swore that one day Shell, the oil giant, would answer for his death in a court of law.
(4) Yep, that’s right – Trump may need to defend a law he swore to repeal from an action his own party took.
(5) The speech in central London to professionals working in the justice system is seen as an opportunity for the prime minister to move on from a week in which he was humiliated by the resignation of Andrew Mitchell after he had backed the chief whip to stay in his job following an admission he swore at police; botched an announcement of a new energy policy ; and saw his chancellor, George Osborne, involved in a dispute about travelling on a train first class without a valid ticket.
(6) The disagreement erupted after then chief whip Andrew Mitchell swore during a confrontation with officers when he was denied permission to cycle through the main gate of Downing Street in September 2012.
(7) Photograph: Joel van Houdt for The Guardian "I wanted to make it as luxurious as possible," said Barakzai in a tiny office at the base of the tower, where staff drank sweet, milky coffee he swore was the best in Kabul, and cans of Red Bull.
(8) In his weekly column, Matthew d'Ancona wrote that Mitchell has admitted that he swore, though it was not aimed directly at the police.
(9) Describing how his reputation had been destroyed by Rowland's "untruths", the former chief whip, who lost his job over the row, said the officer's claims that he called the police "plebs" and swore at them were "made up and disseminated" by Rowland himself.
(10) Pence also swore in John Kelly as head of homeland security.
(11) Early in the show, Angus Deayton swore live on air two hours before the watershed, prompting McCall to mouth "sorry" to millions of BBC viewers.
(12) Mr Duncan Smith swore blind this benefit shake-up was fine.
(13) "This seat is key for us, and it's going to be very, very tight," confessed the Conservative candidate, Deborah Dunleavy, immaculate in a dog's-tooth grey two-piece, as her leader bounced energetically up in tie and shirtsleeves to greet the assembled (and, swore the Warburtons PR man, entirely non-selected) group of employees.
(14) "When Rage Against the Machine swore on Breakfast this morning, some people felt we should have seen it coming.
(15) In an interview with ITN, the prime minister confirmed for the first time that Andrew Mitchell, the chief whip, had damaged the government when he swore at police in Downing Street.
(16) Crying over the bodies of his two boys, farmer Malam Abdullahi swore he would withdraw his three remaining sons from a nearby school.
(17) Human rights advocates, however, say Duterte swore during his inauguration in June to ensure the execution of Philippine laws, some of which prohibit serious threats, especially death, towards people.
(18) "I swore that if I didn't cut myself, I'd do this -" He chokes on his words and his eyes well up.
(19) Several fighters were killed, prompting scenes of grief at the main hospital, where brothers, fathers and colleagues of the victims wept and swore to avenge them.
(20) When Boyling went into the witness box, he swore under oath that he was Sutton, and gave evidence under questioning from the defence and prosecution barristers, according to a legal note of the hearing.
Sworn
Definition:
(p. p.) of Swear
() p. p. of Swear.
Example Sentences:
(1) But as a head of state sworn to protect and defend my nation, I cannot be guided by their examples alone.
(2) The US state department said in a statement: "We trust that the vice-president (Banda) who is next in line will be sworn-in shortly."
(3) The solicitor did a search, they went through the parish records and local histories, they got a sworn statement from the vendors: in the 150-plus years since it was built, the farm had never flooded.
(4) According to the papers, David Cameron took three months [to get sworn in].
(5) On Tuesday, Obama was sworn in with his palm on the same velvet-covered Bible used by Lincoln in 1861, but he had no bible with him at the re-run.
(6) But Abbott said “operation sovereign borders” – aimed at “stopping the boats” would start as soon as the new government was sworn in on Wednesday.
(7) Turnbull has announced no detailed new policies – the new prime minister’s cabinet met for the first time after being sworn in Monday – but he is differentiating himself from his predecessor in style and approach.
(8) She had been sworn at and spat on – anything to force the expression they wanted on to her face.
(9) He hasn't nicked stuff from you, been sick in your sock drawer, sworn at your mother or made a pass at your girlfriend.
(10) This person had obtained top secret information and established contacts with our number one sworn enemy, America, and passed on our country’s most crucial intelligence to the enemy,” Mohseni-Eje’i said.
(11) New Gambian leader Adama Barrow sworn in at ceremony in Senegal Read more But Jammeh, like most dictators, gives greater weight to his ego and grandeur over national peace and harmony.
(12) Australia's newly elected conservative prime minister, Tony Abbott , has been officially sworn in amid criticism of the lack of women in his cabinet.
(13) 20 January 2009 - Obama is sworn in as the 44th president of the US, with Joe Biden as his vice president.
(14) The latest signs that France could be given some leeway came as the yen fell to its lowest level against the dollar for two years as the government of recession-hit Japan was formally sworn in.
(15) I could have sworn your family was in sawft furnishings.
(16) Holding a Qur’an and looking solemn, Barrow was sworn in at the Gambian embassy in Dakar, where he has spent the past few days, and delivered his inaugural speech as president.
(17) Kejriwal will be sworn in as chief minister of Delhi on 14 February.
(18) And he’s said his new ministry won’t be sworn in until Monday.
(19) Even senior managers would preface announcements with “I know no one likes Michael Gove , but …” Another, who teaches history and politics at a comprehensive in Cheshire and is open with colleagues about his views but does not want students knowing how he votes, says he was “friendlily sworn at” on the day after the election.
(20) His monstrous wardrobe, his entourages of 300 or 400 ferried in four aeroplanes, his huge bedouin tent, complete with accompanying camel, pitched in public parks or in the grounds of five-star hotels – and his bodyguards of gun-toting young women, who, though by no means hiding their charms beneath demure Islamic veils, were all supposedly virgins, and sworn to give their lives for their leader.