Exposing modern Scotland to this sometimes forgotten Scottish settlement on Canada's eastern fringe, their music prompted many Scots to visit Cape Breton in the 1990's, seeking traditions that have petered out at home but have survived in a corner of North America where every home seems to have a fiddle player and where children learn to dance as soon as they can walk.
At the time of my matriculation, in 1997, I had begun scribbling scraps of stories in secret, and even though I didn't yet dare to call myself a writer I was already doing what every nascent artist does, seeking a tradition to either align with or rage against.
"I've always sought structure, tradition and accountability," he said last week.
Mr. Bernanke has broken cleanly with that tradition, seeking to explain the Fed's mission and methods through a variety of means, including town hall meetings, television interviews and press conferences.
Among a number of non-Mexican chefs tackling Mexican cuisine, Mr. Richman and Mr. Goody are closer in spirit to Rick Bayless than to Alex Stupak, seeking to honor tradition rather than to riff on it.
He went back to school once more, this time for a Ph.D. Seeking a longer tradition for advanced statistics than in Spain, Rossell enrolled in a joint program between Rice University and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston in the United States.
While innovating in their practice, these Muslims remain invested in their tradition, seeking to uphold its power and meaning in new contexts.
Mr Moore should be appointed without delay, if necessary by breaking the WTO's consensus-seeking tradition and putting the issue to a vote.Many developing countries will doubtless feel aggrieved.
I am a Wiradjuri and Kamilaroi man, an Australian of this country's first peoples, connected to deep traditions, seeking to live in a fascinating world.
Articles, books, blogs and conferences will be held by Christians seeking to develop traditions similar to Islam's halal and Judaism's kashrut.
The internet abounds with anxious questions posed by women from a wide array of religious traditions seeking specific answers on whether or not they can attend funerals, bake bread, pickle vegetables, recite scripture, or touch their partners while menstruating.
