Sentence examples for passage by which from inspiring English sources

Male initiation (mukanda) is an important experience, a rite of passage by which full manhood and attendant responsibilities are attained.

On paper it sounds forbiddingly austere, its narrative essentially the rite of passage by which the soul of a dead woman is released into the afterlife.

This idea did not originate with him; others had sought a passage by which vessels sailing continuously westward would reach the East and thus avoid the African Cape of Good Hope, which was controlled by the Portuguese.

As a precaution, Ecuador tried to negotiate a "safe passage" by which Assange could be admitted to a hospital without compromising his diplomatic protections, but the negotiations fell through.

A traditional lavatory bowl has a fixed S-shape outlet passage by which its exit level is elevated than the entrance level to guarantee sealing.

Time and again the prophets choose one passage by which to interpret others.

One of which is 'Passage' by Jason Rohrer, which is a very artful exploration of the human condition.

The Thousand-Petalled Lotus was reviewed in the Times Literary Supplement: "Non-fiction it may be, but he makes his points with all the finesse and resonance of a novelist... his deft prose should invite comparison with EM Forster; for within the limits of his factual narrative he gives us an invaluable perspective on that 'passage' by which we reach a traditional culture".

In a coda, I consider an analysis of the passage by Glenn Most, which suggests some reflections on recent developments in academic literary criticism.

A celebrated passage describes the process by which a person can hang "down-bending from the side of a boat" and witness, in palimpsest, the "weeds, fishes, flowers, / Grots, pebbles, roots of trees" mingled with reflections of the "rocks and sky, / Mountains and clouds".

Nelson then learned of a planned expedition under the command of Constantine Phipps, intended to survey a passage in the Arctic by which it was hoped that India could be reached: the fabled Northwest Passage.