Sentence examples for and in the conviction from inspiring English sources

The tradition of celibacy had its origins in the biblical portrayal of Jesus Christ as celibate and in the conviction among church leaders that a priest's role as spiritual teacher required a single-minded dedication to the community.

The quest for Arab support for a potential strike against Iraq has only drawn Arab states together in rejection of such a move and in the conviction that the Palestinian struggle is the overriding issue.

There is no greater injustice than when those confessions are obtained through threats and intimidation and result in the conviction of innocent persons.

Environmental groups sought the excluders and tighter restrictions on shrimping zones and seasons in the conviction that most of the turtles washed up on beaches had died in shrimpers' nets.

Investigations began in 2011 and resulted in the conviction of 43 NGO employees in 2013.

That trial, a 10-week glimpse at gangland lore, established the existence of a Mafia politburo, known as the commission, and resulted in the conviction of the city's top crime leaders.

We celebrate and rejoice in the conviction that God became incarnate into a particular, historical reality: that of a poor Palestinian family living in an occupied country being forced to travel to their hometown by Imperial decree.

New owners and architects of the Fontainebleau have invested $1 billion to buy and restore it in the conviction that it can.

In the jail abuse scandal that has roiled the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and resulted in the convictions of more than a dozen officials, one question has remained open: How high did the corruption go?

Oh, and it's grounded in the conviction that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is capable of weeding corrupt and ineffective commanders out of his military.

Ms. Gilchrist has been a central witness in several leading criminal cases in Oklahoma City, and her testimony was critical in the conviction of Mr. Pierce.