Sentence examples for custom to be from inspiring English sources

"It is the Korean custom to be reserved," Hye said.

When it was time for his initiation ceremony, he said he would not participate, because it was a heathen custom to be initiated into the world of spirits, a custom that Father Shanahan had said would have to stop.

Where possible, Dharma-shastra permits custom to be enforced, if it can be ascertained and if its terms do not conflict with the principles of Brahmans (members of the priestly class).

People find it hard to feel really strongly about two things at once.For young people looking for an object to focus their discontent, pollution is the perfect find especially in America, where into relatively modern times the natural resources were so vast in relation to man's capacity to destroy them that it was still possible for law and social custom to be reckless in their demands on nature.

The OIST Graduate University will start its academic years in September, instead of in April as is Japanese custom, to be more in sync with international norms.

Leek suggests this man was buried with these teeth because of the Egyptian custom to be put to rest alongside items needed for the afterlife.

Therefore, the traditional birth attendants, who usually have many duties besides attending deliveries of women at home, might consider genital mutilation one of their duties either as a religious obligation or as a custom to be practiced in their communities.

Note that there is no rule concerning the length of time required for a custom to be in evidence.