The common law is based on a strong narrative tradition and the courtroom is often compared to a theatre. (slaw.ca)
For a time, it slips into the frustrating narrative tradition of the terrified female lead and the partner that won't believe her, and although this is eventually addressed, it's annoying all the same. (hoopla.nu)
The church is also being regarded as an important community of memory because the other sources of a rich narrative tradition — families, ethnic groups, residential communities — are also subject to the growing pressures of change, while more recent institutions, such as business firms and the mass media, are believed to have only shallow ties to the past. (religion-online.org)