Sentences with phrase «much as rite of passage»

Potty training is as much as rite of passage for a parent as the toddler.

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As a result, «ideas of purity and impurity» which were so pervasive in the lives of Hindus have become much weaker, and in the life - style of the middle class they are «becoming confined to rites of passage, pilgrimages and a few festivals».

This means in 2011 that VBS is as much a rite of passage for the average Nashvillian as little league and school dances.

By the end, redemption is an odd rite of passage in which Gary's particular skill set, such as it is, proves to be the very thing that saves the day, while also pretty much ruining everything else.

So much so that many veterinarians consider them like a rite of passage or growing pains as they mature.

Renting a loft was a rite of passage, and after graduation we all tried to find as much space as possible, preferably in an old sweatshop or other disused manufacturing building.

Poincheval describes the work as symbolizing «rebirth and the rite of passage,» and drawing upon ancestral and shamanic ideas of the cave bear, which we humans once shared much in common with:

I tend to agree with a recent CoinDesk piece that argued the hard fork should be seen as a «rite of passage» for a technology still very much in the process of maturing (although while heavily under public scrutiny).

In fact, getting romantically involved in real estate is as much a rite of passage for adults as crossing the threshold.

Buying a toastie maker is as much a student rite of passage as the Freshers Week pub crawl.