Sentence examples for modern custom from inspiring English sources

These Thais took nudity as a sign of disrespect on the part of the travelers for the locals, rather than as a libertarian symbol or modern custom.

The lawyers' bible, Blackstone's Criminal Practice, points out modern custom is to grant pardons after conviction and sentence when it becomes tolerably plain the convicted person was innocent.

Eventually, rabbis specified which words, exactly, and how to affix them: the modern custom is to place a parchment scroll inside a small decorative case — a mezuzah — and screw it to the doorjamb at an angle.

Some have proposed that the modern custom originated in France, officially with the Edict of Roussillon (promulgated in August 1564), in which Charles IX decreed that the new year would no longer begin on Easter, as had been common throughout Christendom, but rather on January 1.

Thus, the seemingly modern custom of having an English name and a Hebrew name is not new at all.

A more difficult problem is the question of the date at which a new year began, since the modern custom of starting the year on 1 January was not universal at that time.

Development had exposed most of the plaintiffs to modern customs, and, after appearing in feathers at a press conference, they often changed into jeans at their hotel, then went shopping in Times Square.

Schools were created for the study of foreign languages, a modern customs service was instituted, Western-style arsenals were constructed, and the first Chinese foreign service office was installed.

This research provides a systematic framework and simulation analysis for designing operations and infrastructure for modern customs and cross-border transport.

However, since many of the aetiological factors are strictly related to modern customs and lifestyle, they will be difficult to eradicate; this awareness should stimulate further investigations in this exciting field of research.

As the cynicism melted off my husband and I and dripped off our Converse sneakers that day, with the help of giant Mickey Mouse-shaped pretzels and my son laughing hysterically on the Tea Cup ride, I started to see that behind these modern customs and conventions that I tend to resist, can lie a beautiful intention.