upstanding
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Upstanding Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi says Milan are not interested in signing Man City striker Mario Balotelli because of his bad behaviour.
From The Guardian • Apr. 4, 2011
Upstanding, and with enthusiastic shouts, the whole of the tenants drank the toast.
From Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
I love the trees that guard it, Upstanding and serene, So noble, so undaunted, Because that was her mien.
From Later Poems by Carman, Bliss
He's a big-hearted, fine-minded——" "Upstanding, clean-cut American gentleman.
From Patty Blossom by Wells, Carolyn
Upstanding soldiers and cadets in smart khaki uniforms kept the roadway.
From Down Under With the Prince by Duncan, Sara Jeannette
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