Sentence examples for decent traditions from inspiring English sources

Where are they now, the men of the old Stuben families-Schneiders, Fritzes, Walches, Richtlers, Maties-fine simple mountain folk, steeped in decent traditions.

Modern Britain has a decent tradition of nurturing minority languages.

He breached every decent tradition of the sea by refusing to land the men and women rescued by the Tampa and sent them off to Nauru.

A waste of a perfectly decent tradition, if you ask me.

With the rest of the world griping about waiting in five-hour lines to have their toothpaste confiscated, some of us are more than happy to cut flying from our travel routines entirely and focus on rekindling our affection for pretty much America's only decent tradition--the roadtrip.

A really decent New York tradition comes to an end.

Canada had a decent Winter Games tradition on which to build.

Spread over Good Friday and Easter Monday, that seems a decent compromise between tradition and commerce.

The only true archivists of the whole history of a soap are the perpetual watchers, the loyal audience, whom, out of a truly decent sense of tradition and constancy, the ever-changing writers try not to betray.

I am rich because of the NHS, decent infrastructure, a tradition of the rule of law, democratic institutions, educational opportunities, voluntary support networks, family life, companionship, freedom to think my own thoughts and speak my mind, and confidence that all this is sufficiently important to others for it to be treasured and defended.

It doesn't mean to say they are knocking back £400 bottles of champagne; [it's] over a couple of glasses of wine and a decent meal, there's a tradition there and I think they would expect it.