And while Almond is no longer a practising Catholic, the ease with which Michael and Mina accept the wonder at the heart of their story has its roots in a religious upbringing that required him to expect and embrace the mystical.
There is something in their upbringing that requires them to be the breadwinner.
It was his devotion to the Detroit Lions, which stemmed from his upbringing in Traverse City, Mich., and which required the strength to withstand continual heartbreak, said Michael A. Cohen, a friend and fellow fan.
It often takes somewhat of a privileged upbringing to develop and hone the skills required to gain entry to the journalism industry.
She worked on an Irish travel book, The Dreaming Shore, which drew on her Anglo-Irish upbringing, but proved "a millstone" as it required multiple expensive journeys to Ireland.
His father was a headmaster, whose work required that he be transferred from time to time, and for this reason, among others, Narayan's upbringing was largely entrusted to his grandmother.
Moral philosophy requires not only experience, but good upbringing and the ordering of the passions.
That he is responsive to the corporate elite does not require explanation in terms of his upbringing and personality.
If her upbringing, culture or religion places men above her, requiring her obedience, what chance does she have to say "no" to unwanted, unsafe sex?
Becoming a jihadist is a quantum leap requiring self-isolation, a break with one's upbringing, and dehumanization of non-Muslims.
