Sentence examples for observance for both from inspiring English sources

Columbus, Mississippi, held a formal observance for both Union and Confederate dead in 1866.

Observances for both faiths centre on repentance and sacrifice.

Even many deeply religious young people don't believe in mandating observance for others.

The funeral of Ronald Reagan was a week of respectful observance for the last sword-wielding, tax-cutting conservative.

What begins as a dynamic, imaginative shunning of orthodoxy – witness Jacob and Julia's attempts to reimagine Jewish observance for their family – soon becomes equally constraining.

He said he left Jewish observance for a time and returned when he became a parent, sending his children to Jewish day schools.

Any suggestions? A. There are several inexpensive programs for the Palm operating system that will help you keep track of dates of religious observance for a variety of faiths, as well as secular holidays.

As it turned out, Sept. 22 is Yom Kippur, one of the holiest dates in the Jewish calendar and a day of strict observance for the storied yet dwindling congregation at Temple Beth Joseph, the village's sole synagogue.

Mr. Cuomo, speaking to reporters at a memorial observance for Martin Luther King's Birthday, predicted that once voters learned more about the jobs that the convention center would create and the project's minimal cost to the state, they would be "overwhelmingly supportive" of it.

The Office of Personnel Management estimated that a one-day stoppage in Washington alone would cost about $66 million, though officials said the observance for Mr. Reagan was apt to cost less because the State, Defense and Justice Departments and others associated with national security would remain open.

While I can understand the pain and sense of loss felt on holidays like Mother's Day and Father's Day by children who have lost parents, I see no reason to shield them from reality by watering down the observance for others.