Sentence examples for a prevailing attitude from inspiring English sources

"But there's a prevailing attitude in the restaurant business.

What they get in a democracy is not so much reasoned compromise as victory of a prevailing attitude.

Why? "Alpine skiing is so much more evolved than freestyle skiing," Byggmark said, summing up a prevailing attitude in the sport.

Other similar characteristics include high quality food (though not necessarily abundant), physically-active lifestyles, and a prevailing attitude of collectivist rather than individualistic thinking.

There was a prevailing attitude of can't-be-bothered, as seen in the buildings that went unpainted, crisscrossed by tangled wires from generators and satellite dishes, or the bomb debris just left lying.

"In fact, the law and I.N.S. policy limit the circumstances in which an alien who lacks the proper passport or visa can be admitted with a waiver to 'unforeseen emergencies.' " Before Sept. 11, the report said, a prevailing attitude "was that students were not a concern or a significant risk worthy of special scrutiny".

It even completed four units, an accomplishment in a town where the prevailing attitude is not Nimby, Mr. Himes said; it is "Banana — build absolutely nothing anywhere near anything".

"If he can fix a murder, I can fix a ticket" was the prevailing attitude, Frazier said.

It helped too that LivePerson did not try to overexpand at a time that the prevailing attitude in the industry was to grow as fast as possible to dominate markets, Mr. Chudnoff said.

"Forget it -- I'll dumpster dive behind the Dunkin' Donuts before I'll eat an apple," was the prevailing attitude.

Marty Markowitz, the Brooklyn borough president, summed up the prevailing attitude in a phone interview.