Sentence examples for their precepts from inspiring English sources

Adherence to theis code is a matter of survival – sometimes literal but always spiritual, their precepts are carved into the stone of their hearts.

But adopt their precepts, the Taliban did; after all, once Pakistan came into existence in 1947 – another uniquely British creation – the Deobandis became far more important in what was now the majority Muslim corner of what had been the Raj.

At the intermediate level, that of conventional moral reasoning, the child or adolescent views moral standards as a way of maintaining the approval of authority figures, chiefly his parents, and acts in accordance with their precepts.

Moderate and peaceful in their precepts, the Ahmadis are reviled by fundamentalist Muslims, especially in Pakistan, for their belief that their 19th-century founder, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, was the messiah predicted by the Prophet Muhammad.

But it is not until the second quarter of the century, when the child-development people begin claiming scientific status for their precepts, that she really strings her bow.

Shawcross virtually cribs from the work of the foreign policy analyst Robert Kagan, when he notes that since Europeans can never match the military power of the United States, they "are more and more intent on emphasizing the vital importance of international structures, even those that give equal weight to those who abuse their precepts".

Students were then shepherded to their Precept groups.

West Midlands police face losses of more than £10m in real terms and will raise only £3.3m from their precept rise.

This year, a number of police authorities have taken a one-off grant from the government in order to reduce their precept and the impact of the cuts.

"This is an increase of just under 8%, or £900m in cash terms, and a protection in real terms over the course of this parliament – if police and crime commissioners maximise their precept".

Yet it was also, as it now appears, the sectarians that had framed these oaths who were preparing, by their precept and discipline—"to report none of their secrets, even though tortured to death"—the resounding moral triumph of the Crucifixion.