Sentence examples for observance- from inspiring English sources

Happiness levels have stayed relatively constant, which many think might be a product of religious observance remaining relatively steady.But one trend in the pattern of American social life is curious: Americans have never been less likely to be friends with their neighbours than before.

They look haredi in their beards and black hats, and they claim to be haredi in their observance and beliefs.

This clause, presumably intended to inspire a sense of urgency, is honoured more frequently in the breach than in the observance.

During the Eyptian turmoil of 2011-12, as Mr Snyder pointed out, a small caste of urban intellectuals demanded the observance of human rights; but they lacked the vast mobilising power of the Muslim Brotherhood.

In fact, the Poles had deftly avoided inviting any politicians in person; the Auschwitz museum simply alerted embassies that there would be an observance on January 27th, and asked who would attend.

Numbers about religious observance are notoriously untrustworthy, but most of them seem to indicate that any drift towards secularism has been halted, and some show religion to be on the increase.

But Virginia taxpayers have already paid $100m for this observance, so it had better draw the punters in.In this section From America's mayor to America's president?

It explores the influence of religious belief and observance on economic growth.To be sure, this is not the first time that economists have held forth on subjects that many people consider private.

Many minorities, though Buddhist, are moderate in their observance.

Over 100 are in the grandest category: UN "observance" days, usually set by the General Assembly.

Non-observance of Christmas was a bedrock principle of my equally assimilated parents' religious self-definition.