Sentence examples for Ethical tenets from inspiring English sources

Akiba perfected the method of biblical interpretation called "Midrash," whereby legal, sacral, and ethical tenets that had been sanctioned by Jewish oral tradition were viewed as being implied in Scripture.

"In addition to breaking the law by advising his American clients on how to break it themselves, Michael Little violated the most basic moral and ethical tenets of the legal profession," Mr. Bharara said.

Phan Thanh Gian, also spelled Phan Thang Giang (born 1796, Ben Tre province, Cochinchina [now in Vietnam] died Aug. 4, 1867, Vinh Long) Vietnamese government official and diplomat whose conservatism and strict adherence to the political and ethical tenets of Confucianism may have contributed to the French conquest of Vietnam.

1796 Ben Tre, Vietnam August 4, 1867 Vinh Long, Vietnam Phan Thanh Gian, also spelled Phan Thang Giang (born 1796, Ben Tre province, Cochinchina [now in Vietnam] died Aug. 4, 1867, Vinh Long) Vietnamese government official and diplomat whose conservatism and strict adherence to the political and ethical tenets of Confucianism may have contributed to the French conquest of Vietnam.

We cannot condone cloning Neanderthals for curiosity's sake alone because it deliberately violates ethical tenets.

Yet one occasionally encounters short lists and overviews of ethical tenets, in some later authors.

Womack agrees, identifying "necessity of community" as the song's "central ethical tenet", a theme that he ascribes to the album as a whole.

This attitude appears contradictory to ethical and scientific tenets, which should underpin the evaluation of the risk benefit ratio in special populations, such as children.

– challenging sacred tenets of ethical eating not for the sake of it, but to highlight the complexities of feeding a planet whose population will soon reach 9 billion.

Eager to fill the vacuum left by the fading of Maoist ideology, the party in recent years has been championing Confucianism as a national code of conduct, with special emphasis on tenets like ethical behavior, respect for the elderly, social harmony and obedience to authority.

"Eager to fill the vacuum left by the fading of Maoist ideology, the party in recent years has been championing Confucianism as a national code of conduct, with special emphasis on tenets like ethical behavior, respect for the elderly, social harmony and obedience to authority," The New York Times reported.