Sentence examples for commit honor from inspiring English sources

Many men who commit honor killings cite the Koran, but most scholars say there is no justification in Islam for these crimes.

Daad Mousa, a Syrian women's rights advocate and lawyer, told me that though beliefs about cleansing a man's honor derive from Bedouin tradition, the three Syrian laws used to pardon men who commit honor crimes can be traced back not to Islamic law but to the law codes, based on the Napoleonic code, that were imposed in the Levant during the French mandate.

Rovera said one fear — that conservative Yazidi families would commit honor killings of the women after their return from captivity — was apparently averted thanks to early intervention by Yazidi religious authorities.

Some here even likened it to the disgrace that drives people to commit the honor killings that still occur in parts of this society.

Agencies and politicians aside, strangers found a way to work together and commit to honoring one another's priorities, while considering the good of their neighborhoods.

When you connect with the highest good for you and commit to honoring this, you will have less energy leaks.

And family members who have committed an honor killing will not want to talk about it.

"Hobby Lobby is nothing less than an all-American success story … They've committed to honor the Lord by being generous employers," Jindal argued.

My own mental filters definitely affect my efforts to understand, so let me make it clear that I grew up on military bases; my dad was a lifer and a combat veteran, totally committed to honor and duty.

At a White House event in February, the Digital Advertising Alliance -- the umbrella self-regulatory group consisting of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, Network Advertising Initiative, Better Business Bureau and others -- publicly committed to honor browser-based signals to control "online behavioral advertising... and all other collection and use of web viewing data" (emphasis in original).

In contrast, the House seems committed to honoring the U.S. commitment to ITER, which is years behind its initial schedule and far over budget.