Sentences with phrase «for cultural reasons»

If we can't drop sins from the list for cultural reasons, wouldn't it be equally wrong to add them to the list for the same reasons?

However, some tourist visit the island for cultural reasons, or to enjoy the outdoor adventures.

There's always the chance you're just not a fit for that role or within that company for cultural reasons.

BY MICHAEL RICONDA On Tuesday, July 31, Governor Andrew Cuomo vetoed S7722, a controversial bill which would have allowed parents to seek tuition reimbursement for special education students attending private schools for cultural reasons.

~ Note: Aboriginal people don't support open adoption for Aboriginal children and young people for cultural reasons.

A peculiar Kuwaiti custom allowed traders to pay for stocks using post-dated checks under the assumption that default would be unthinkable for cultural reasons.

Here in Sweden 80 % are nonbelievers, but we still celebrate Christian holidays and we baptize our children and go to church for cultural reason, while American Atheists are totally against anything that has to do with Christianity.

The Buddhists were persecuted in the ninth century primarily because of economic reasons and not simply for cultural reasons.

(I'm thinking of a recent NPR report on Mississippi where obesity is rampant but it's not viewed as a real problem by many for cultural reasons.)

Largely for cultural reasons, few young women of Asian, Indian, Jewish and Middle Eastern descent choose to participate in the increasingly popular form of assisted reproduction.

It is also a fact that women, Hispanics, and African - Americans are the biggest challenge and the biggest opportunity: Often for cultural reasons, they are underrepresented in many STEM areas, yet they make up the bulk of the future workforce.

Her husband is from a country where young boys are circumcised for cultural reasons (although they probably say it is religious).

However, some people in the United States frown on the practice for cultural reasons.

It is frown upon for cultural reasons.

Advocacy groups often have a bias against direct marketing - style asks, usually for cultural reasons — «selling» feels distasteful, and they prefer to make their case with logic and facts.

The allure of the VW badge may be strong for cultural reasons, but the VW Transporter has a lot more to offer than cool wheels for surfer dudes.

Though many travelers who visit Italy make the trip for cultural reasons (the ruins of ancient Rome, wine tours and eating pizza in piazzas are all very good reasons to visit), the country also has natural resources worth showing off.

Attacking the source is very difficult for cultural reasons.

It's a fantastic example of the power and importance of architectural preservation, not just for cultural reasons but for environmental ones: remember that the greenest brick is the one that's already in the wall.

Long standing mineral sand mining was stopped on Fraser Island, the vast area of the Great Barrier Reef is protected from any mining or exploration activity and mining of the promising deposits of Coronation Hill was not permitted for cultural reasons.

A senior Aboriginal activist (name not provided for cultural reasons) spoke of the personal impact achieved by the 1967 referendum:

On Tuesday, July 31, Governor Andrew Cuomo vetoed S7722, a controversial bill which would have allowed parents to seek tuition reimbursement for special education students attending private schools for cultural reasons.

Although legislation does allow for the adoption of Aboriginal children, as the last option within the permanent placement principles hierarchy, Aboriginal people do not support open adoption for Aboriginal children and young people for cultural reasons.

«Instead, it will be for cultural reasons that have long benefited one group, while burdening another.»

«The Leave campaign was a coalition, some against Europe for economic reasons; some for cultural reasons.

Of course, both the BBC and Oxford University are part of the British establishment, and for cultural reasons will tend to reflect the establishment consensus; but that is a different matter from being agencies under the control of the government of the day.

Some people may also opt against a living will for cultural reasons, Silveira noted.

For cultural reasons, the opposing player is insulted by smiling and flips out.

for cultural reasons?