Sentences with phrase «traditions are traditions»

This latter tradition is the tradition that includes the Augustinian conception of good politics as a just, and thus peaceful, social order; an associated conception of international relations; and the idea of just war defining the instrumentality of the just use of force in the service of both.

Tradition is tradition.

Tradition is tradition after all!

Your December 1st tradition is a tradition in my family, too — except, my mom has to be reminded of that when she starts humming «Deck the Halls» a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving!

But tradition is tradition, right?

Not exact matches

Many leaders, especially those steeped in a military tradition, will often say that they'd rather be respected than loved.

There have been times when I have tried to carry on my father's tradition and found myself glued to the window pane of the oven obsessing over whether my soufflé was rising or not.

«The strength of the dollar is where the pressure is coming from,» said Gene McGillian, vice president at Tradition Energy.

MADD Coffee is a company founded from the Guatemalan family tradition of coffee bean farming and roasting.

A weak attempt at repeating the truce was made in 1915, but a tradition would not take hold due to «the high numbers of dead and hardened attitudes on both sides but also because of actions of senior commanders.»

«A lot of the traditions and quirks of what we do are about fostering a sense of humor and individuality, so that we aren't taking ourselves too seriously, so that we can have frank conversations.»

Red packets, also known as hongbao in Mandarin Chinese, are an important tradition of the festival.

Recipes, tricks of the trade, family traditions all matter a great deal to whatever a small food outlet is doing.

«As you build an environment in which not everybody is going to be together every day in the same space, it became this folklore that made you familiar with one another,» Whitehead says of the tradition.

Perth's five - star Duxton Hotel is focusing on tradition and affordability in its new Firewater Grille Restaurant.

It's an annual tradition at this point: Every year at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Razer debuts a bizarre prototype that may or may not become an actual product.

«Part of it is the nature of working with creative people that are looking for an outlet to express it not just in their work, but as a way of showing affection for their co-workers and having fun,» explains Bluebeam's Chief Human Capital Officer, Tracy Heverly, about the tradition.

At a small business, this might be as simple as starting a tradition of eating lunch together and talking about how work is progressing.

Not all cabinet members are invited, which The New York Times notes keeps with tradition.

«As with many families across the country, holiday traditions are very important to us.

«It is of our opinion that children in newly forming households are made up of people who have a tradition in this newly forming lifestyle,» says Brannon.

The second is to highlight traditions like these.

All was good for decades, as the tradition of buying diamond engagement and wedding rings took off just after the Second World War, when newly employed GIs were told «A Diamond Is Forever» in a clever marketing campaign by South African miner De Beers.

We don't have a tradition of growing medium and large businesses out of small businesses, and that's a mindset shift we have to make.

That Ron Burgundy Christmas ornament isn't just a novelty purchase — it's an example of «modernized tradition,» which, according to Trend Hunter's analysis, is an indication that younger consumers don't much care for the rigid formalities of the holiday season.

However, expect and even embrace some variation in how traditions are executed in different locations.

You can see that in the way that they have their traditions and norms, yet they're each allowed to be their own individual.»

What's more, while Middleton is British, Prince Harry broke with tradition in some ways by choosing to spend his life with an American.

Of course our company isn't the only one questioning tradition and innovating in the medical space.

By tradition, the junior members of the Governing Council say little in public that hasn't already been said by their boss, the governor.

One major benefit, Heverly says of the tradition, is that it promotes creativity.

The music - streaming company is expected to forgo IPO traditions like a underwriters and a lock - up period.

The North American tradition of presenting diamond engagement rings has now spread to China's massive middle class too, and, after taking a hit during the recession, the American luxury economy is rebounding.

They have been successful in that kind of an environment and those are the kinds of people that are attracted to aviation,» says Stonecipher, who is not himself a veteran but has grown up in a family that made it a tradition to give back to those who served.

If Khloe goes with a K name for her daughter, she would be the only one of her siblings to buck their tradition of calling their kids names that begin with letters that aren't a K.

And for some employees, the weirdness of Holacracy at Zappos is a step too far, even for a company with a long tradition of weirdness.

This Virgin tradition may have indirectly been responsible for the creation of iTunes and the iPod, which, ironically, ended up killing our Virgin Megastores music chain.

Funeral potatoes are what they sound like — the dish originally comes from the Mormon tradition of bringing the well - liked comfort food to people at gatherings after a funeral.

«There's a tradition in America of people of principle when they are sufficiently offended and disagree with their president on matters fundamental resign,» he said.

«If there's somebody I meet that I really want to connect with, I try to create a moment that's memorable and that can serve as tradition.»

In a family business, your employees aren't just working for a corporation, they are working to carry on the family tradition and contribute to the family legacy.

With just a few days to go until Thanksgiving, I've been practicing my annual tradition of marathon - watching cooking shows as inspiration.

President - elect Donald Trump on Friday spoke with the president of Taiwan — a move that breaks with nearly 40 years of diplomatic tradition, amid reports that the Trump Organization is looking to expand there.

Like a lot of traditions, though, that might be changing.

«This knee - high perspective of desert dwellers and tumble weeds was a new addition to the tradition of documenting the American West,» Aaron says.

«It is an important tradition for all of us in DHL — the chance to work with community partners and deploy our global shipping network — and one we look forward to every year.

«But this is traducing basic American traditions of justice, inclusion, and fairness.»

Spotify can buck tradition because, though it's not yet turning a profit, it is earning cash, and it is not planning on raising more revenue from investors.

They found that whites were overly associated with categories like nostalgia (craftspeople and tradition), natural (wholesome foods, agriculture) and the stereotypical nuclear family.

One NPR tweet said, «LISTEN: A July 4th Tradition: The Declaration of Independence, Read Aloud,» and a Twitter user replied, «Glad you are being defunded.