Sentence examples for tradition decades from inspiring English sources

It is tradition, decades old.

But in a city that places great value on symbolism — and one that keeps a wary eye on its past — Mr. Booker has nevertheless violated a tradition, decades old, that split the jobs of police director and police chief along racial lines.

Those in the puppet world, from New York, to Seattle to Glasgow, are aware of the Stony Creek puppets, and while there is satisfaction that such a collection exists at all, there is some concern that the theater might have halted its tradition, decades long, of bringing them to life.

"It's a tradition of decades and decades and decades to open up those fire hydrants," he said.

But with or without the Panama free trade deal, using foreign tax havens to store vast amounts of wealth has been an American tradition for decades.

And if it is, how is that possible in a field where greatness typically stems from long-lived tradition and decades of close-knit association?

But President Obama has threatened to veto the bill, saying that expanding briefings would undermine “a long tradition spanning decades of comity between the branches regarding intelligence matters".

A White House statement released on Wednesday said the proposed expansion of briefings would undermine "a long tradition spanning decades of comity between the branches regarding intelligence matters".

Never mind that large political demonstrations have always qualified as "normal" in New York, a local tradition many decades older than the Statue of Liberty.

Nonetheless, the announcement on Friday saddened fans of the pair, also known as Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers, whose freewheeling chat show — ostensibly about cars — has been a weekend tradition for decades.

This is a break from the tradition of decades past when Democrats in Washington dodged gun control as as a political third rail issue that could only hurt their electoral chances.