Sentence examples for observing the custom from inspiring English sources

Instead, observing the custom of the era, he stayed home, kept working and let his record speak for itself.

The People's Daily points out that Chinese tourists are "observing the customs of the host countries" and their civilised behaviour has "won praises from foreigners".

Nor did she observe the custom that dictated candidates stay away from the convention hall during the night of nominations.

When Spanish conquistadors celebrated Carnaval in the 16th century, the Tlaxcala observed the custom from afar.

But many families, I was told by my teachers, still observe the custom of visiting seven churches on the evening before Good Friday, a task that requires devotion but not much walking in the churchy center of the city.

The custom was already well-established in Egypt prior to Greek arrival and the Philadelphoi may have observed the custom as a means of subsuming Egyptian culture into their own.

As the horses loaded into the gate for the Belmont Stakes, we observed the custom of climbing onto our clubhouse seats, one foot perched on the seatback in front of us.

He said the impetus for putting up the sukkah came from Jews in TriBeCa who wanted a convenient way to observe the custom of sitting and eating in a sukkah.

For instance, in a study of hypertension in western Kenya, my colleagues and I observed the custom of using salt instead of refrigeration to preserve food.

For instance, in an ongoing study of hypertension in Kenya, led by Rajesh Vedanthan, M.D., MPH, Assistant Professor of Cardiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, we have observed the custom of using salt (instead of refrigeration) to preserve food and then cooking that food with additional salt.

It is best to observe the custom with which the bishop himself will feel most comfortable; observe how others greet him.