Sentences with phrase «civilized behavior»
"Civilized behavior" refers to following social norms and conventions of conduct that promote respect, courtesy, and cooperation among individuals in a society. Full definition
... highlights the absurdity of war, or possibly the absurdity of civilized behavior when war is going on just outside.
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There is some lovely, poetic material in the Quran, and a few areas of guidance for civilized behavior; but the claims of a supernatural basis for it are in no way substantiated (as is the case also with the Bible).
The move away from reliance on Yahweh as warrior toward state military institutions is often seen today as a step toward more civilized behavior, but in the biblical view it was clearly a move toward chaos and away from shalom.
One of my astute sons has been trying to persuade me that the current idea of progress is actually regress; we seem to moving away from civilized behavior to get back to our roots or something, forgetting the long slog of mankind away from them to gain something better and cleaner for human....
It's been the source of a lot of moral thought and civilized behavior over the centuries.
Pointing out that you know you overstepped the rules of civilized behavior underscores the idea that having rules and behaving nicely are important.
The Committee accepted Chinese assurances of civil liberties and civilized behavior during these games that any sentient creature knew were lies.
Actually, I am finding it distressing that the whole nation is being held hostage by the mindless, led by the gutless, egged on by the clueless, and orchestrated by those who lack scruples, ethics, and morals, but who nevertheless have the necessary greed and money to exercise their total disregard for rational civilized behavior.
Many parents are able to survive parenting only because of the assurance that the outrageous behavior of their child is merely a stage in its development and that with patience, firmness, and understanding, the child will return to the world of civilized behavior.
A world in which after you'd finished cutting your own hair you might as well just go ask your sister out for cocktails, so far had you drifted from the main drag of civilized behavior, has become one in which George Clooney cuts his own hair, as does Catherine Zeta - Jones.