upheld

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A Metroline spokesperson said "The Independent Employment Tribunal has upheld the dismissal as fair. The claimant breached road safety rules and company protocols designed to keep staff and passengers safe."

From BBC

Syndicated episodes of “Martha Stewart Living” upheld the attainability of elegance and the value of precise execution, appealing to my inner overachiever.

From Salon

The ASA upheld the complaints and banned the adverts, finding they "trivialised the risks of cryptocurrency", which is largely unregulated in the UK.

From BBC

Of 10,679 complaints made against the airline, 81% were upheld in favour of customers after being escalated to an independent complaint body.

From BBC

A BBC spokesperson said the organisation did not comment on individual cases but took "any reports of our workplace values not being upheld extremely seriously".

From BBC