Sentence examples for special observance from inspiring English sources

Survivors of a man's shooting rampage four years ago joined in a special observance in Port Arthur before the torch continued a 100-day journey around Australia.

Her birthday cake, a gift from the Princess Elizabeth York's Hospital for Children, which made her president of the Children's League as a special observance of her birthday, was in two tiers and was demolished at the high tea.

Suit the action to the word, the word to the action, with this special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature: for anything so o'erdone is from the purpose of playing, whose end, both at the first and now, was and is, to hold as 'twere the mirror up to nature".

In 1223, Francis asked permission from Pope Honorius III for a special observance of Christmas.

That familiar effect is partly the pileup of special days and special observances, the convergence of private traditions and communal ceremonies.

We looked at sources like Chase's Calendar of Events, the annual super-calendar of special observances and holidays, to identify some of the most unusual occasions.

Yes, Orthodox Jews are indeed enjoined by their beliefs to support Sabbath observance and to make a special effort to patronize Sabbath-observant businesses — those, that is, owned by Jews.

And with bumiputra classification conditional upon being Muslim, there is also a government ministry the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia Jakimm)—that monitors religious observance in Malays, prosecuting in special Shari'a courts.

To demand that migrants are "wary of demanding special treatment in matters of dress or religious observance" is outrageous and highly intolerant.

It might mean insisting that migrants learn the local language quickly; that they abide by local standards of tolerance and good behaviour; that they are wary of demanding special treatment in matters of dress or religious observance.

With a home team in the game, the rites and observances of Super Bowl Sunday carried a special intensity.