Sentence examples for custom requires from inspiring English sources

Custom requires small gifts.

Muslim custom requires that the dead be buried as soon as possible.

Mr. Brennan said that appealing to other countries would have exceeded the time frame that Islamic custom requires, of burial within 24 hours of death.

"A man comes to our house, and custom requires that our countenance should brighten, and that we should say we are glad to see him," he wrote in "The Cotton Kingdom".

One thing that's certain is that he will enjoy the coach — the horse-drawn Diamond Jubilee coach, that is, in which he and the monarch will, as custom requires, process down the Mall.

It was noticeable from the crucifix in my neighbour's bedroom, to his mother's endearing superstitions and the epic tales about his father completing pilgrimages (he had once even walked the last 200 metres to the Chapel of Apparitions in Fatima on his knees, as custom requires. I was told it hurt quite a bit, and remember being in awe of that – without completely understanding it).

Traditional custom required women to be covered from head to toe in public.

Tribal custom required that the baby be removed from the womb and buried separately.

The ridiculous rate at which law and custom require the core courses to be "covered" adds to the confusion.

But, if you have such an encounter at sea, international maritime law and custom require that you save everyone you can, at least until you can return them to shore.

Today perhaps 30% of the work force is in jobs that by law or custom require at least a four-year college diploma.