The council's decision upheld a vote by a county development board.

The majority upheld that principle - but by only a single vote.

In most instances, however, what they do is legal and upheld by the courts.

The Justices upheld the military death penalty by a vote of 9 to 0.

I will say this for him: he upheld his rule by personal strength and courage.

An additional referendum in 1952 upheld the earlier outcome by majority vote.

The decision on Tuesday upheld rulings by two lower federal courts.

Her conviction was appealed, but upheld by a federal appeals court.

The Supreme Court has now upheld that law by an 8-to-1 vote.

Subsequently, both sides will try to uphold the same goal by way of their arguments, despite the fact they conflict.