Sentence examples for and the conventions from inspiring English sources

According to Searle (1969: 38, 40), illocutionary acts are conventional, and the conventions in question govern the use of so-called force-indicating devices (Searle 1969: 64) specific to each language.

I know the rules and the conventions.

They really wanted to watch the debates and the conventions.

Get used to the language and the conventions and history.

He seems to enjoy toying with the expectations of viewers and the conventions of film.

Obama does little to disguise his disdain for Washington and the conventions of modern politics.

And Republican officials said they were not concerned about being outspent between now and the conventions.

But it's still a small lead, and the conventions, the debates, and Mr. Romney's vice presidential selection all lie ahead.

The Democrats officially changed their nomination procedure in 1972 (the Republicans followed in 1976), and the Conventions became mostly irrelevant.

Such "acts done by necessity" are limited only by international law and the conventions of civilized warfare.

And the conventions around what a woman should wear, or look like, for their age, have disappeared.