Sentence examples for in clan from inspiring English sources

Adult Aborigines, still reeling from displacement and facing the threat of cultural annihilation, used the paint to make a lasting record of designs and images that had previously been used only in clan ceremonies.

Fortunately for Daniel and his son, several years later a shift in clan enmities and alliances, typical of Highland clan politics, ended the whole Handa-Ombal cycle of revenge killing and united both clans against a common enemy.

Computers are all about communication in one form or another, and having your Mac files be compatible with Windows files from the ubiquitous Office suite is often a real concern among those of us in Clan Macintosh.

Even in Naples, the sudden emergence of women as bosses is less a reflection of their new empowerment and ruthlessness than a drain of manpower, with women being drafted to replace male relatives in jail or killed in clan rivalries.

Though official statistics do not separate tribal violence from general crime, a tally of local press reports suggests that at least 17 people have been killed and 74 wounded this year in clan battles and blood feuds in Urfa Province, to which Siverek belongs.

The theme is the same — lost country — but whereas Skipper had applied his paint in exact, economical dabs, Chuguna had swept hers onto the canvas in wide gestures that recall the way thick ochre body paint is applied by thumb onto the breasts of women dancers in clan ceremonies.

Setting up contests and in-clan tournaments is also a fun thing, picture contests are often a popular event.

"That's why we came here, to bring magistrates, journalists, authors and try and break the wall of omertà," the code of silence that has frustrated law enforcement in clan-dominated regions.

The Norway rats live in clans that typically comprise a male, five or six females and their offspring.

People live in clans of matriarchal societies with land passed down on the mother's side.

Had we been isolated in clans in rain forests we'd be the same.