Sentence examples for historical decorum from inspiring English sources

In the liberties it takes with architectural historical decorum, it has something in common with older Leeds retail architecture, such as a 1939 Marks and Spencer in glossy black deco-Tuscan and a Debenhams in a skinnier, frillier, zigzagging deco-Egyptian.

This principle of historical accuracy was subsequently codified by the French Academy into a doctrine of "decorum," which had a lasting impact upon later history painting, especially during the Neoclassical period.

"When you enter the Forbidden City you choose one of nine historical costumes, which is to give a sense of history but also keep a sense of decorum," said John Tolva, program manager at IBM who led the project, dubbed "Beyond Space and Time".

Diplomatic decorum was forgotten.

But decorum was maintained.

A bit of decorum.

Gentility and decorum reign.

Decorum began to vanish.

Rhetoricians called it "decorum".

A sense of decorum.

Nonetheless, decorum ruled.