Sentence examples for civic ethos from inspiring English sources

This has been the prevailing civic ethos for a while.

That insecurity, that compulsive need for approval, is basic to Atlanta's boosterism, its civic ethos.

In the United States for example, there are legal prohibitions on what people can sell, a safety net to help those who suffer from really bad luck, and a civic ethos that prevents us from letting people drown.

Similar to military service, national service provides Americans with a shared sense of purpose, an enhanced view of citizenship and a more refined civic ethos.

We used the phrase "reinventing citizenship" to argue that government cannot reform itself -- "reinvent government" -- without a rebirth of a civic ethos and identity within government and the larger society.

Keith Orford, Hingham, Mass.: Although I generally agree with your analysis of a sea change in the mood or orientation of the country toward a more civic-minded ethos, I wouldn't assume that the multicultural movement was completely ineffectual.

In just a few months as the architecture critic of The New York Times, my friend Kimmelman has introduced an enlightening ethos of civic purpose into a genre that can be, at its worst, precious and narrow.

While the plants produced are of course a key motivation for any gardening enterprise, growing food can also -- should also -- serve other important social purposes, like cultivating a culture of civic engagement and an ethos of community participation.

For McMahon, those latest cuts must be accompanied by a new ethos at the Civic Centre.

Through law changes in 2002, 2005, and 2006, Danish charter schools now experience increased monitoring and are required to provide civic education and inculcate a democratic ethos.

The public servants' ethos, their attachment to the civic realm, has been systematically trashed as mere unionised self-interest.