(1) Police have the power to take action against offenders for outraging public decency or indecent exposure.

(2) The participation of girls and young women in gymnastic exhibitions was judged as contrary to public decency .

(3) Obscenity had previously been understood in terms of prevailing standards of decency .

(4) Mic had the decency to blush, at least, though it didn't make me feel any less annoyed.

(5) She had the decency to come and confess

(6) We are committed to creating a culture of respect and decency within prisons both for staff and prisoners.

(7) It is a vision of horror that, while it might offend our sense of taste and decency , can ultimately only evoke our compassion.

(8) She was with a man who seemed as oblivious to public decency as she was, kissing and fondling her as they walked.

(9) She had the decency to cover herself with a brightly coloured, beaded shawl but it hardly helped.

(10) It seems to be the trend to rebel against all forms of tidiness, etiquette and decency .

(11) The press is overstepping in every direction the obvious bounds of propriety and of decency .

(12) The case for equal treatment is not about political correctness, but about human decency .

(13) At least they have had the decency to come clean, and I respect that.

(14) Up to now, the Post Office has not even had the decency to reply to me directly.

(15) Last year he promised to instil respect and decency in Scottish society.

(16) She has no hang-ups about working on the margins of decency , however.

(17) Even if she did already have a boyfriend, she could've at least had the decency to tell him.

(18) Decadence remains an acquired taste, whereas decency is as fundamental as common sense.

(19) What harm is there in trying to live a good life and to maintain public decency ?

(20) It is all about keeping up standards of decency , having respect for women and setting a good example to children.