Kavanagh used the land, known as Kavanagh's Island according to the then-prevalent tradition of place naming, to dry and store fish that he would then sell from his Halifax store.
While not denying the prevalent social science opinion that such texts and interviewee talk not only reflect but also construct reality, in this study we were closer to the dominant tradition of the research of history.
Many Buddhists, especially of the Theravada tradition prevalent in South-East Asia, still study Pali in order to read the oldest written words of Buddhism.
"The gris-gris and baths are just for protection against negative tongues and eyes," said Mbaye Gueye Dieng, a marabout, or spiritual guide, in the mystical Sufi tradition prevalent among Senegal's Muslim majority.
This cannot be taken to mean that the Laozi was "originally" written in that order; it merely reflects one textual tradition prevalent during the Han period.
Ahmad continued, "The tradition prevalent among Muslims of attacking the people of other religions, which they call jihad, is not the jihad of Divine religious Law [Shariah].
He advocated a less hierarchical relationship between a professor and student, something seen as a move away from the English tradition prevalent in Australia towards and American model.
Mr. Thile tried to learn the pieces by ear, then taught himself to read staff notation, a convention distinct from the rote and tablature traditions prevalent in bluegrass.
Rice is grown in the wide range of agro-ecological conditions and adapted to diverse sociocultural traditions prevalent in India.
The degree of democratic traditions prevalent in these countries could partially explain these differences, stemming from historical factors and the evolutionary paths of urbanization followed by the countries and the resulting socio-economic and cultural condition.
