Sentence examples for governing tradition from inspiring English sources

Mr Cameron, who stands in the pragmatic High Tory governing tradition of Macmillan, has no powerful vision of his own.

How can a modern Arab state embrace both secular and religious governing traditions?

A constitution and regular lay conventions to bring democratic governing traditions into the church.

But gradually the flood of black gold undermined all good intentions.Corruption, autocracy, showy populism and blatant nepotism the governing traditions of the PRI since 1929 became rampant.

Whether it was the youthful zeal of attorney general Jarrod Bleijie (an invisible man in the campaign), the lure of Palmer and Katter for disillusioned backbenchers, the necessity of keeping the religious right in the sheepfold, or just the governing traditions of the Queensland right ("development", "private enterprise", "strong leadership"), Newman reverted to type.

Yet anyone expecting a drastic break with French governing traditions might be disappointed by Ms. Pellerin.

The Vatican is governed by tradition and habit, and is thus quite able to keep silent about even important new policies.

Early in "Ocean of Pearls," a kind of Sikh "Jazz Singer," Amrit Singh poses a question: "Why would someone work so hard to come to a new world just to keep on living in the old one?" Amrit (a thoughtful Omid Abtahi), a Sikh whose parents emigrated from India to Toronto in the 1960s, lives among Sikhs governed by tradition and conservative mores.

In reality, these were the imperial family quarters, and every detail of Harem life was governed by tradition, obligation and ceremony.

Health-seeking behaviour is sometimes governed by tradition rather than modern health care [ 18- 20].

This history feels strongly present in the novel's governing metaphors of tradition, transition and inter-generational tension.