Sentence examples for a certain ritual from inspiring English sources
A certain ritual plays out whenever the director of the Congressional Budget Office testifies before a House or Senate committee.
"I believe it's good to give things a certain ritual power, because it takes it off yourself," she said.
There is a day/night cycle and by performing a certain ritual, players are able to bring about seasonal changes.
Working at the graveyard at night, he said he's seen orbs, shadow spirits and residuals (apparitions that repeat a certain ritual, say, always playing hacky sack on the same path).
As appealing as this may be to Milton Friedman followers (in other circumstances), it is a pretty rubbish excuse for pillaging.Mr Livingstone spoke amusingly of "clapped out politicians" denouncing criminality and, in truth, the bromides against the rioters do have a certain ritual quality.
On a social level, even though an easy, breezy informality is the prevalent style of American business, the subordinate must extend to the boss a certain ritual deference: for instance, he must follow the boss's lead in conversation, must not speak out of turn at meetings, and must laugh at the boss's jokes while not making jokes of his own.
As a result, certain rituals of childhood that had long been taken for granted, like sandwich swapping at lunch, are now frequently off limits, with staff members enforcing barter bans.
Or when a certain traditional ritual is done — or, in our case, a new ritual?
The many forms of baptism, ranging from total submersion to a symbolic sprinkling, indicate how certain ritual baths can vary in form even while retaining the same purificational meaning.
A hierarchical organization of all elements of a portable work of art, paralleled by certain ritual practices, is relevant for the understanding of the early religious symbolism.
All share a common origin myth and ancestor (Si Raja Batak), have similar kinship and marriage customs, employ a common language and script, and emphasize certain ritual practices.
