Sentence examples for civic tradition from inspiring English sources

But Mr. Liu was hardly carrying out an exercise in civic tradition.

But the civic tradition embodied by Central Park is only partly reflected in its design.

He was, instead, part of the great civic tradition condensed in the old motto "Every man his own physician".

The battle over bake sales, a tenacious civic tradition, has struck a deep chord with home cooks and food historians.

Robert Putnam's book on the significance of the civic tradition in understanding Italy's political history has set the tone for a new genre of literature on development.

Minnesota was steeped in a strong civic tradition that produced Hubert Humphrey, Eugene McCarthy, Walter Mondale, Garrison Keillor.

Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy, Japanese Edition.

But to a people steeped in the martial and civic traditions of the Greek revival, heroic death on the battlefield was something that could be comprehended and admired".

In a thoughtful, occasionally excitable voice-over he dutifully tries to explain the place -- its riverine topography and wintry climate, its civic traditions and architectural landmarks.

In a thoughtful, occasionally excitable voice-over he dutifully tries to explain the place — its riverine topography and wintry climate, its civic traditions and architectural landmarks.

American political scientist Robert Putnam followed in this Tocquevillian tradition in Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy (1993), which demonstrated that the historical cultures of Italy's regions explain their current political situations.