Sentences with phrase «quite long tradition»

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I quite agree that the new Christian immigration is very diverse, and many of the new arrivals might well be comfortable with the church — state arrangements they find in the U.S. Mexicans in particular have a long tradition of official church — state separation in their home country, however often the principle is violated in practice.

So far, the Thundering Herd are representing quite well as they strive for a successful present and future built on past traditions and schemes established long before they set foot on campus.

«That reflects a long tradition, I think, in New York State union politics and state union relationships with executives: most governors have been quite successful in keeping the unions separate and apart from each other.

During my first visit to Sweden, long before deciding to move here, I knew that I could adjust quite well to Nordic culture due to its lovely traditions All the latest breaking news on Sweden.

We obviously can't say online dating is a brand - new invention: it has been around for quite a long time, not to mention the tradition of having pen pals

A pervasive curiosity, an objective tolerance that finds all shades of opinion interesting and respectable as long as they do not interfere with liberty of inquiry and belief, a systematic pursuit of truth in spite of traditions and doubts — these, much more than a taste for sentimental botany and rhapsodical astronomy, were the product of the five years or so that Voltaire spent in active pursuit of science at Cirey with Madame du Châtelet; like his heroes, he has learned from science, and achieved in his own way a synthesis, quite different from that of the seventeenth century.

Davey's Locker is a Southern California institution for Whale Watching, and for many Long Beach visitors and residents its become quite a tradition.

However, since scepticism has a (justifiably) long and noble tradition in science, the framing device is quite powerful (despite the lack of connection with any actual scepticism).

(I had become attracted to the Longhouse and its people both because their traditions are quite beautiful and because they had a long history of persecution by the Canadian state.)