Sentence examples for custom of appointing from inspiring English sources

He also opposes the custom of appointing the chief justice on the basis of seniority.

The high priesthood itself became degraded by the extreme Hellenism of high priests such as Jason and Menelaus, and the institution declined when Herod began the custom of appointing high priests for political and financial considerations.

He forbade the practices of simony (selling ecclesiastical offices for money) and ended the custom of clerics appointing relatives to offices under their jurisdiction.

The Importers' Centre, a business chamber, says that up to 70% of imports evade customs duties.Margarita Díaz de Vivar, the director of customs appointed by Mr Duarte, began a clean-up.

As was the custom, Congress appointed a committee to draft a preamble to explain the purpose of the resolution.

We divided them into eight teams according to their residence (knowledge of local language and customs) and appointed one member of each, with best skills, as team leader.

The King, supposedly following custom, appointed the Lord Chamberlain, the Duke of Newcastle, as one of the baptismal sponsors of the child.

As was required by the custom of the day when an MLA was appointed to cabinet, he resigned his seat to run in a by-election, in which he easily defeated Conservative William John Blair.

The Diploma Andreanum confirmed the custom of freely electing their priests and local leaders; only the right to appoint the head of their community, the "Count of Sibiu", was preserved for the monarchs.

He began the custom of keeping records in registers of episcopal judgements from about 1200, and he appointed the first officials of Rouen.

THE CUSTOM OF THE ARMY, by Diana Gabaldon.