Sentence examples for lay character from inspiring English sources

The concordat, in fact, admitted freedom of worship and the lay character of the state.

"I commit myself to maintain the lay character of the Mexican state and public education," he said.

The code, promulgated on March 21 , 1804 and later known as the Napoleonic Code, gave permanent form to the great gains of the Revolution: individual liberty, freedom of work, freedom of conscience, the lay character of the state, and equality before the law; but, at the same time, it protected landed property, gave greater liberty to employers, and showed little concern for employees.

"We hope there will be, on the part of our Muslim brothers and sisters," its authors write, "a growing awareness that fundamental liberties, the inviolable rights of the person, the equal dignity of man and woman, the democratic principle of government and the healthy lay character of the state are principles that cannot be surrendered".

He had gathered together an alarming collection of quotations to prove it, too: Fox complaining about the useful laws that long ago defined the secular state; Fox criticizing the lay character of public education; Fox saying he wants the schools to teach religious values, meaning Catholic values.

Carracci, however, is better known for his portrayals of lay characters and that makes Christie's score quite remarkable.

In one spot for the P'up truck -- one of the few nameplates in the truck world to include punctuation -- Mr. Leisure's pathologically lying character offers customers "3.9percentt financing or 500 pounds of bananas".

But as science begins to corroborate intuition, the public is reassessing where credit and responsibility lie for character traits that may be in part genetically preordained.

Herein lies the character's and show's flaw; the lack of something tangible to hang on to means that some of his charges will not be able to join him in the spirit of his aimless wanderings.

Other words that are too important to be executed will need to undergo a long and painful rehabilitation before they can be safely used again: change, experience, straight, truth, lie, victory, character, judgment, populist, and élite.

"These people are born to lie," the character says — a line that drew a chorus of groans and harrumphs from the audience during a recent performance.