21.   Each side has sought the high moral ground in the latest episode of Washington gridlock.

22.   Even before last week, many doctors have asked how such studies in the developing world could be justified on moral grounds.

23.   Fermi, a central figure in the Manhattan Project, had invited Rasetti to join that quest for an atomic bomb, but Rasetti refused on moral grounds.

24.   Fordice opposed those casinos, on moral grounds.

25.   Frank does not object on moral grounds to expensive watches or the people who love them.

26.   For once, African countries had taken the initiative and staked the high moral ground, while the United States and Europe hesitated.

27.   He also declined to condemn plays on moral grounds.

28.   He is a strong proponent of the continued need for an American military presence in Europe and argued on moral grounds for the sending of German troops to Kosovo.

29.   He is now aligned with other religious leaders who oppose executions on moral grounds, most notably Pope John Paul II.

30.   He can seem to be firmly planted on the high moral ground.