Sentence examples for precepts for from inspiring English sources

Benjamin Franklin, for instance, provides three simple precepts for How to Get Riches.

The more pious laymen may vow to observe the eight precepts for the duration of the uposatha.

I decided to publish a book that includes one of his precepts for every single day of the year.

They were founded in the 15th century when a saint laid down 29 precepts for his followers (hence their name: bis means 20 in the local dialect, and noi means nine).

The court found that by speaking repeatedly and candidly to the media about the case, Judge Jackson violated three longstanding ethical precepts for judges that prohibit commenting on cases in progress.

Arguing that evolution was "purposeful, not for humans but for the planet", he set forth 66 precepts for "right living," warning against being "blinded by science which is itself a faith and has become an enemy.

Roman writers looked to Greek precept for themes, treatment, and choice of verse and metre.

That followed a promise by Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, to freeze the Greater London Authority's precept for a year.

We must have a chief executive and a chief finance officer, and we determine the policing precept for the area.

Like Siân Berry, the Green party candidate, if elected Pidgeon plans to renew the London 2012 Olympic Games precept for housebuilding.

Every time someone repeats that coal, oil and natural gas are cheap energies, it is a dangerous precept for any business or policy decision.