Sentence examples for practice as a mark of from inspiring English sources

When, for example, bribery of officials is central to doing business where you are, ought you to embrace the practice as a mark of cultural respect or forswear the practice on the grounds that it is morally repugnant?

Most alarmingly, the fall of Saddam Hussein had led to a resurgence of the practice – FGM was seen as a mark of national cultural independence for the Kurds.

Charon's obol is usually regarded as Hellenic, and a single coin in burials is often taken as a mark of Hellenization, but the practice may be independent of Greek influence in some regions.

And members of some groups who traditionally circumcise boys or teenagers as a mark of group membership seem equivocal about the idea of outsiders adopting the practice.

As a mark of its increasing maturity and health, its practitioners are increasingly challenging long-held dogma and revising practice guidelines.

But only as a mark of appreciation.

I took it as a mark of criminality.

The shop was closed as a mark of respect yesterday.

But it impressed others as a mark of principle.

To bypass taxes is celebrated as a mark of cunning.

Style is also seen as a mark of character.