abide
Example Sentences
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But he really regards that responsibility very highly and he abides by that.
Yoshizawa and Yokohama bring abiding tenderness to their characters’ friendship while refusing to allow either protagonist to be reduced to a simple set of qualities.
From Los Angeles Times
Big picture: Large and never-ending U.S. trade deficits are like “The Dude” in the cult-classic movie “The Big Lebowski”: They abide, high tariffs or not.
From MarketWatch
Failure to abide by the rules could result in companies being fined up to 10% of their global sales or have their services blocked in the UK.
From BBC
The treaty isn’t legally in force because not enough nations have ratified it, but major powers including China, Russia and the U.S. say they are abiding by its terms.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
