Examples of use of put above
1. I don‘t wish to assess how much was a genuine mistake or whether marketing considerations were put above the rights of the interviewee and the public interest.
2. May 15 2006 03:00 Tony Blair‘s plan to overhaul human rights legislation after claims that the rights of criminals are being put above those of victims has been attacked by legal experts and civil liberties groups.
3. But worst racial and national inequality and sexual inequality in the U.S., where the state laws are put above the Federal ones, bring the falsity of the "equality" of the people to light.
4. When primary consideration is given to the destiny of the nation and the reunification of the country, its common interests, is put above anything else, such differences can neither be problematic nor be obstructive to achieving the great national unity.
5. Period." Ronald Pofalla, the party‘s general secretary, told Bild: "When the Quran is put above the German constitution, I can only say: Good night, Germany." Representatives of Germany‘s Muslim population were also critical of the ruling.