Sentence examples for examples to the flock from inspiring English sources

Shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.

1Peter 5:3 - "not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock".

After setting out his reasons — good example to his flock; vague sense of altruism; really though because his patroness, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, has told him to — he assures Elizabeth of the violence of his affections.

The most notorious example was the flock of retired military officers who served as television "news analysts" during the Iraq war while clandestinely lobbying for defense contractors eager to sell their costly wares to the Pentagon.

Least likely to: Follow the flock.

The quartet "Why dost thou thus untimely grieve," from "Semele," is one of the best examples; the trio "The flocks shall leave the mountains," from "Acis and Galatea," is another.

An eighth flock (39) was excluded due to the small flock size.

In a bid to retain votes, the Prime Minister has promised to visit the area once more before the ballot next Thursday, and has urged the party's MPs to follow his example – seeing ministers flock to the area.

A classic example, of course, is the assumption that birds in a flock are engaged in a kind of "follow-the-leader" type of game in which the leader (or the fittest) leads the flock to some destination.

In John 8 32 Jesus told us " the truth will set you free" -- and Gene Robinson's commitment to telling the truth... even when it's inconvenient, uncomfortable or difficult... is exactly the kind of leadership we ask of our bishops: "to be in all things a faithful pastor and wholesome example for the entire flock".

For example, in the sheep flock in Salem (district "Bodenseekreis") a TBEV-sero-prevalence of 13% was detected (in 2008/2009: 9%), in the goat flock in "Sulzburg" (district "Breisgau-HS") 17.8% were seen (2006 09: 43%), and in a goat flock in "Nordrach" (district "Ortenaukreis") 42.8% scored positive (2008: 60%).