Sentence examples for deviation from tradition from inspiring English sources

The smallest deviation from tradition is agonizingly questioned, and the tiniest step is heralded as a moonwalk.

All four were devoutly observant, and yet my two grandfathers treated the women in their families with respect, even when this required a deviation or departure from tradition.

The Communist Party insists that only it has the authority to choose his reincarnation; the Dalai Lama has hinted he might choose a successor before he dies, a deviation from the tradition that calls on senior lamas to identify his reincarnation.

GameSpot felt that the "unskippable" cutscenes and "the overabundance of story in Other M were a negative deviation from Metroid tradition".

Its unusual deviation from the tradition of recognizing and accepting state definitions of marriage operates to deprive same-sex couples of the benefits and responsibilities that come with federal recognition of their marriages.

From this perspective, Donald Trump's strong-man posturing is not an aberrant deviation from GOP traditions.

Writer-director Rian Johnson's "Jedi" did endure critiques about plotting, character arcs and perceived deviations from franchise tradition.

And in a slight but welcome deviation from rom-com tradition, Powell's Charlie is actually a pretty nice guy.

Critics responded poorly to the mechanic of power-up restriction; they derided it as a deviation from the series' tradition of item discovery, and even more strongly criticized it as nonsensical and condescending in terms of story.

The legal arguments in use here are stronger than bin Laden's makeweights, but they, too, would probably not be sufficient on their own to justify the deviation from the legal traditions of jihad wrought by today's jihadis.

Store-bought potluck offerings are also a deviation from deeply rooted traditions, sparked centuries ago, of food sharing, which became central to American social customs in the middle of the last century.