Above West Fourth Street, and south of Carmine, one might as well be in an entirely different neighborhood; the pornography, the fast food and the clusters of merrymakers all disappear, as if in observance of an invisible boundary.
In fact, Louise was Episcopalian — it was Spencer who was Catholic, if limited in observance to playing priests and racking up guilt.
Sixteen contingents, to show their sympathy with, if not observance of, the American boycott did not join the parade.
They involve avoidance of unnecessary travel, of harmful activities, and of the pursuit of pleasure; fasting and control of diet; offering gifts and service to monks, the poor, and fellow believers; and voluntary death if the observance of the major vows proves impossible.
It was in observance of Loyalty Day..
If it drags into the evening, council officials expect that the committee's chairman, Councilman Simcha Felder, a strong Bloomberg ally, to hand the gavel over to someone else, in observance of the Sabbath.
Observance, if not necessarily piety, is on the rise, as Islam becomes for many the cornerstone of identity.
This show's abundant service to the eye, in that respect, will come in handy if another anniversary observance, augured a few months ago, comes to pass.
"If it means observance of people's rights and freedoms and guarantee of civil ownership, then I agree we need strong authority.
In an early law of Constantine, priests and public soothsayers of Rome were prohibited entry to private houses; but another law, of 320 or 321, calls for their recital of prayer "in the manner of ancient observance" if the imperial palace or any other public building were struck by lightning.
