Sentence examples for firm tradition from inspiring English sources

It seems that there was a firm tradition of a split between the two men but an inexact memory of the details.

The reason Aznar had not yet been ousted, the author claims, was that Spain is an immature democracy and does not have a firm tradition of holding its rulers accountable.

"It is a firm tradition at the Department of Justice that the White House just has absolutely no involvement in criminal investigations or prosecutions, period". She added: "It seems like there are almost weekly efforts to try to get DOJ to open up a case on his former political rival. . . .

WITH western Europe's biggest Muslim population (some 6m) and a firm secular tradition, France has an unapologetic approach to religious minorities.

(Anderson) Arlo Guthrie's Annual Thanksgiving Concert (Saturday) This annual soiree hosted by Woody's son and assorted famous friends is a firm Carnegie tradition.

But this time he's marketing plain-vanilla bonds at a little-known, Swiss-owned firm named Tradition instead of circulating collateralized debt obligations for Lehman.

Countries like Czechoslovakia, with a firm democratic tradition, face fewer perils than others with a history of autocratic or dictatorial rule.

Roger Goodell, the N.F.L. commissioner, and Daniel Snyder, the Redskins' owner, have been adamant about holding firm to tradition — the team has had the name since 1933, when it was based in Boston.

Lately, Pininfarina has been widely praised for its styling of the Maserati Quattroporte and Granturismo models and has sustained motor-show visitors with a diet of one-off prototypes and dream cars that have always been part of the firm's tradition.

Listening to strangers getting hysterical about their Christmas party that I've personally ruined while screaming that they'll never order anything again with whatever fucking company I'm meant to be representing is a firm festive tradition as far as I'm concerned.

Along with a strong economic base and sustained economic growth, Mauritius has a firm democratic tradition, a welfare system and the appropriate legislative and policy framework for the protection and promotion of child rights.