Sentences with phrase «by maintaining its tradition»

The Memphis - based company will continue its success by maintaining its tradition of providing quality, personalized services while staying ahead of new trends, Senior Vice President Larry Etter says.

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They re-founded the Jewish community among the ruins of Jerusalem, and by slow and painful degrees built up a civil and ecclesiastical polity through which the Jewish people maintained and developed its national traditions under the tolerant rule of the Persian Empire.

In the light of this confirmation of the tradition it does seem highly plausible, as the studies by Stickler, Cholij and Cochini maintain, that the apostles would have practised continence even if it were not a universal requirement in the «apostolic age» and beyond.

The authority of women's experience and commitment to this goal are maintained independently of whether they can be justified by appeal to Christian tradition, including the Bible.

In the latter regard, H. Paul Santmire whose study of the history of Western attitudes toward nature is one of the best available, provides perspective when he writes: «The theological tradition of the West is neither ecologically bankrupt, as some of its popular and scholarly critics have maintained and as numbers of its own theologians have assumed, nor replete with immediately accessible, albeit long - forgotten ecological riches hidden everywhere in its deeper vaults, as some contemporary Christians, who are profoundly troubled by the environmental crises and other related concerns, might wistfully hope to find» (Santmire, 5).

Thus, rather than place the insights of contemporary society in dialogue with Scripture and tradition in a way that maintains Biblical authority, she has compromised the sole authority of Scripture by qualifying it from feminist perspectives.

On the other hand there is an interpretation which not only gives due weight to the old tradition underlying the presbyter's words, but also maintains full contact with historical probability: it is the interpretation made possible by what is called form criticism.

It was maintained by some critics, a decade ago, that form criticism had nothing to do with the historicity of events whose purported records had been handed down orally, but only with the outward form of the tradition; but this was an impossible view.

In the process, Barr exposes other foibles of more recent efforts to maintain that tradition of interpretation: a tendency toward specialization in historical and linguistic cognate fields that avoids theological issues and ironically reduces them to matters archaeological and historical; a style of «maximal conservativism» that approximates earlier positions taken on dogmatic grounds by a current process of selectively appropriating the most conservative elements of a variety of more critical positions; a surprising (and again ironic) tendency to offer «naturalistic» reinterpretations of the miraculous within the highly supernaturalistic inerrancy framework; and so on.

However, Anselm's view, which has been essentially repeated intact by the Western orthodox tradition, can not be maintained without criticism.

But on a more profound level as it bears the responsibility of maintaining a tradition of loyalty to the truth handed down by Christ to teach all nations.

The Reformation was utterly dependent on what came before it, but it transformed the past by using parts of it against other parts, by taking key emphases already widely accepted among the faithful and showing that, if one saw this doctrine or that practice from a slightly different angle, everything was changed — all the while managing to maintain continuity with the deepest sources of the tradition.

Yet I maintain that universities sponsored by the church have a stake in initiating the young into their tradition as well as into the conflict of traditions that we now know as modernity.

Perhaps the reminder is again in order that Israel's interest in the original «event» rests predominantly in its present and continuing meaning that the form of the narrative before us is unquestionably cultically conditioned, that is, shaped by the influences of cultic circles at centers of worship in which, the tradition was maintained; and that this cultic tradition returns an image of Moses formed out of long years of meditation on the total significance of his life and time through the succeeding generations of Israel's life.

What makes their deeds especially troublesome is that these people appear to play by the rules and are able to maintain their place in the community by observing the religious and cultural traditions.

56 Not, however, in the Tradition, xxxiv, where a watchman maintained by the bishop at the cemetery is mentioned.

They maintained the tradition that had prevailed throughout the Middle Ages and had shaped all institutions, namely, that peace, concord, and unity could not prevail in a sociopolitical community unless all its members were bound together by the same religious confession.

Jimmy Kilroe, uncompromising handicapper, was voted racing's Man of Year by N.Y. turf writers «for maintaining integrity of secretary's office in grand tradition of John B. Campbell and Walter Vosburgh.»

For instance, the judge granted summary judgment against the NCAA on its argument that scholarship rules «improve [e] the quality of the collegiate experience for student - athletes, other students, and alumni by maintaining the unique heritage and traditions of college athletics and preserving amateurism as a foundational principle, thereby distinguishing amateur college athletics from professional sports, allowing the former to exist as a distinct form of athletic rivalry and as an essential component of a comprehensive college education.»

Between admissions, concessions and restaurants, catering, retail stores, grants, donations and a modest operating grant graciously provided by The City of Calgary, Heritage Park successfully ends each year with a balanced budget — a tradition we've maintained since we opened our gates on July 1, 1964.

It's bound to fail, just ask the Church how successful they were in trying to maintain power by keeping their books and traditions in a language other than that of the common vernacular.

Trump's apparent commitment to stand by incumbent Republican senators against his former campaign CEO and White House strategist shows that even a tradition - bucking president may hew to the party line in the interest of moving his agenda forward and maintaining a governing majority.

President Muhammadu Buhari maintained his stand point on the brouhaha associated with the anti social media bill being sponsored by the Senate as he says his administration remains committed to the protection of free speech in keeping with democratic tradition.

«Africans are known for distinct values and virtues, thus we must all maintain the standard by being conscious of what define us as a people with valued culture, heritate and traditions.

The Liberal Democrats» reformist tradition was therefore confronted by the dilemmas of securing and maintaining executive power.

Since Sundance has been flooded by promoters and more mainstream sales agents and distributors, Telluride has taken its place as the indie festival, maintaining an informal tradition of hosting only films making their North American Premiere

Resolutions through this means are often sought out by survivors because of their accessibility, speed of action, affordability and because survivors wish to adhere to tradition in order to maintain their social credibility and honour.

At the two Native American schools Education World visited in northern Maine, cultural heritage used to be maintained by a diminishing number of tribal members fluent in their native languages and knowledgeable about their traditions.

Our neighborhood public schools are mandated by law and tradition to maintaining the highest levels of professional staffing, transparent and inclusive decision - making, fiscal responsibility, and accountability to taxpayers.»

The Sierra Classic maintains that tradition with a boxy middle section tempered by rounded edges and the familiar GMC logo proudly centered in the grille.

It is finished in its original two - tone Black and Tan that looks especially nice even three decades after it was applied by Tiffany Motor Coach but obviously there's much more to the coupe than just paint, cool cars like this that are built in the same tradition of the Excalibur and Zimmer add century - old class and distinction to more modern components, that's where you get the custom swoopy fenders, decorative exterior exhaust ports, 2 exterior spare tires, full - length running boards, and bright wire wheels and of course the classic - style trunk with leather straps but beyond the grandest of grand touring appearance are the fundamentals you want for example, the doors are unaltered from the original Mercury Cougar body, the same goes for much of the main glass and underlying components, so maintaining this one - of - a-kind appearance is much easier than it might first seem.

They staffed by butlers wearing pink suit jackets, maintaining the traditions of the 321 - year - old Bank.

La Chola Cusco Restaurant has a legendary story in the middle of the twentieth century worked here a cookhouse with the same name, famous throughout the city for being a meeting place for renowned artists, poets, writers, politicians and intellectuals.Among the most famous visitors can not fail to mention to Pablo Neruda, who, inspired by the majesty of Cuzco and in love with the beauty of the house during his stay he composed much of his work referred to Cusco and Machu Picchu.Su culinary tradition has been restored and recovered giving new life to the restaurant offers a menu with dishes from the new Peruvian and international cuisine, the wine cellar built inside an Inca wall helps maintain the quality of a rich selection of wines with different characteristics.

Millions of years ago, this area was inhabited by the mysterious Mayan civilization, which has definitely shaped its evolution: the ancient traditions have been maintained in gastronomy, social life and even in the locals» households.

Surrounded by the beautiful rice field, this traditional Balinese architecture Permana Ubud Cottageis located on the Ubud Village where the community are still maintain their tradition for years.

Mahjong maintains the tradition of Mahjong games by having a great amount of replayability with 70 levels including a points scoring system which is shared on local and online leaderboards to truly represent your degree of success which will have players returning to levels to improve their points scoring performance in every level.

These projects have proved essential not only to maintaining traditions and retaining links to an illustrious past, but by presenting the weavers with new challenges that allow them to constantly expand and re-evaluate the possibilities of the medium.

There is a bust of Richard Rogers by Eduardo Paolozzi (so maintaining a tradition started by those of Wren by Edward Pearce and of Hawksmoor by Henry Cheere).

Notions such as self and identity, once unquestioned and safely maintained by tradition, have undertook an irreversible process of transformation that responds to the changes brought by processes of globalisation.

The gothic tradition of Stevenson's split - personality tale has been maintained in today's art by Douglas Gordon, while currents of madness and reason meet in the art of Richard Wright and Martin Creed.

Meantime, the Italianesque romantic tradition was maintained by Mikhail Lebedev (1811 - 37) and Ivan Aivazovsky (1817 - 1900).

With his expansive knowledge of art history, he sought to maintain the tradition of representational painting, eschewing the tide of abstraction that was championed by many of his contemporaries.

He believed that the tradition had been «reduced to a set of mannerisms» by these artists, and pinned his hopes on a younger generation with fresh ideas on how to maintain the purity of two - dimensional painting.

Today, PAFA maintains its strong collecting tradition with the inclusion of works by modern and contemporary American artists such as Jennifer Bartlett, Richard Diebenkorn, Nancy Graves, Alex Katz, Philip Pearlstein, Robert Motherwell, Raymond Saunders, and Frank Stella.

Currently, the third generation of the El - Aref family is continuing the tradition, maintaining its inherited sense of client service and subject - matter expertise, whilst keeping the firm on the cutting edge by setting up modern technology tools for Legal practice and management.

Today, the next generation, represented by Michael and Katy Miller and the other shareholders, attorneys, and staff, maintain a tradition of responsibility to the individual client that sets the firm apart.

Today, the next generation, represented by Mike and Katy Miller and the other shareholders, attorneys, and staff, maintain a tradition of responsibility to the individual client that sets the firm apart.

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The school's medical assisting program, which is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, strives to equip students with the skills they need to work in the medical field while maintaining Native American cultural traditions.

The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and good faith in the fulfilment of the obligations assumed by States in accordance with the Charter, Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal to all other peoples, while recognizing the right of all peoples to be different, to consider themselves different, and to be respected as such, Affirming also that all peoples contribute to the diversity and richness of civilizations and cultures, which constitute the common heritage of humankind, Affirming further that all doctrines, policies and practices based on or advocating superiority of peoples or individuals on the basis of national origin or racial, religious, ethnic or cultural differences are racist, scientifically false, legally invalid, morally condemnable and socially unjust, Reaffirming that indigenous peoples, in the exercise of their rights, should be free from discrimination of any kind, Concerned that indigenous peoples have suffered from historic injustices as a result of, inter alia, their colonization and dispossession of their lands, territories and resources, thus preventing them from exercising, in particular, their right to development in accordance with their own needs and interests, Recognizing the urgent need to respect and promote the inherent rights of indigenous peoples which derive from their political, economic and social structures and from their cultures, spiritual traditions, histories and philosophies, especially their rights to their lands, territories and resources, Recognizing also the urgent need to respect and promote the rights of indigenous peoples affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements with States, Welcoming the fact that indigenous peoples are organizing themselves for political, economic, social and cultural enhancement and in order to bring to an end all forms of discrimination and oppression wherever they occur, Convinced that control by indigenous peoples over developments affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable them to maintain and strengthen their institutions, cultures and traditions, and to promote their development in accordance with their aspirations and needs, Recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge, cultures and traditional practices contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment, Emphasizing the contribution of the demilitarization of the lands and territories of indigenous peoples to peace, economic and social progress and development, understanding and friendly relations among nations and peoples of the world, Recognizing in particular the right of indigenous families and communities to retain shared responsibility for the upbringing, training, education and well - being of their children, consistent with the rights of the child, Considering that the rights affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements between States and indigenous peoples are, in some situations, matters of international concern, interest, responsibility and character, Considering also that treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, and the relationship they represent, are the basis for a strengthened partnership between indigenous peoples and States, Acknowledging that the Charter of the United Nations, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, (3) affirm the fundamental importance of the right to self - determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Bearing in mind that nothing in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right to self - determination, exercised in conformity with international law, Convinced that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative relations between the State and indigenous peoples, based on principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith, Encouraging States to comply with and effectively implement all their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under international instruments, in particular those related to human rights, in consultation and cooperation with the peoples concerned,