I think the world of today would go mad, just frenzied with strain and pressure, but for the blessed institution of Sunday. From LearnThat.org. [Brooke Herford, Source: Albert W. Daw Collection]
The institution of marriage. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The institution of slavery. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He had become an institution in the theater. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
"Any institution that thinks it will always be bailed out when the going gets tough is an inherently dangerous institution. From Wordnik.com. [British Blogs] Reference
"Any institution that thinks it will always be bailed out when the going gets tough is an inherently dangerous ¬institution. From Wordnik.com. [Latest news, breaking news, current news, UK news, world news, celebrity news, politics news] Reference
The term institution was used by Parsons and Spencer in this sense. From Wordnik.com. [What is the concept of institution in Sociology] Reference
At this point it is important to notify the reader that the term institution in what follows assumes its political context. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
He died quietly in the title institution after suffering several massive heart attacks during a violent hostage crisis at a city hotel. From Wordnik.com. [A Fan Favorite Dies on "General Hospital"] Reference
The president of Nebraska thinks his institution is a major power?. From Wordnik.com. [Senate hearing probes fairness of Bowl Championship Series] Reference
This institution is the finest museum of industrial art in the world. From Wordnik.com. [Art and Handicraft in the Woman's Building of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893] Reference
The amount of waste within this "institution" is staggering, at best. From Wordnik.com. [Bolden and Garver's Qualifications - NASA Watch] Reference
Having the regulator able to cram down this paper without failing the institution is the perceived advantage. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Contingent Convertible Debt] Reference
This institution is the latest primary school on the island to install its own library, with the help of private donations. From Wordnik.com. [Literacy News – 48th Edition « News « Literacy News] Reference
Open Left's Matt Stoller has a good summary piece in which he calls the institution's strictures "regulation for regulation's sake.". From Wordnik.com. [Daily Digest: And It Is Us...] Reference
I love my students, but the institution is horrid. From Wordnik.com. [Want to know the real problem with public schools...] Reference
The working language at the institution is English. From Wordnik.com. [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference
Only one institution is missing: a federal government. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-06-01] Reference
An institution is inconvenient, and dogma is bothersome. From Wordnik.com. [Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog:] Reference
At the helm of this great financial institution is R. Donald Fullerton. From Wordnik.com. [Globalization and Corporate Governance: Ne'er the Twain Shall Meet?] Reference
But the institution is undoubtedly changing form as it struggles to survive. From Wordnik.com. [Family Affair] Reference
Truthout: Explain why, through your research, you call the institution of the US Army. From Wordnik.com. [Pacific Free Press - Hard Truths for Hard Times - Progressive opinion, dissident news] Reference
What about it as an educational institution is appealing, for the characters or for you?. From Wordnik.com. [On Beauty by Zadie Smith: Questions] Reference
In my business, a long-term unprofitable institution is not a safe and sound institution. From Wordnik.com. [Financial Sector Regulation: Partnering for Success] Reference
Just about every type of financial institution is in the business of deposit-taking today. From Wordnik.com. [Financial Industry Restructuring: A User's Guide] Reference
The institution is too big to be governed with a thought to these antipathies and prejudices. From Wordnik.com. [The Present Position of the Imperial Problem] Reference
Furthermore, injecting this religiosity into a government institution is simply irresponsible. From Wordnik.com. [Bolden Visits JSC - NASA Watch] Reference
The University of British Columbia, a great institution, is represented by its alumni here tonight. From Wordnik.com. [British Columbia: The West Coast Speaks to Central and Eastern Canada] Reference
The legal institution is completely monolithic and the social institution is also fairly monolithic. From Wordnik.com. [A Modest (Marriage) Proposal] Reference
Another advance made by the "Children's Houses" as an institution is related to scientific pedagogy. From Wordnik.com. [The Montessori Method] Reference
The biggest change in the Senate as an institution is that freshmen senators were neither seen nor heard. From Wordnik.com. [Kaufman warns of federal workers''pent up demand' to retire] Reference
Adjuncts "get to know an institution from a different perspective and are invested in it," says Mr. Baily. From Wordnik.com. [The Ultimate Power Hobby] Reference
The institution is now in great want of funds; and is by no means to be compared with the establishment of San. From Wordnik.com. [Life in Mexico, During a Residence of Two Years in That Country] Reference
The head of a penal institution is more important to the progress of society than the president of a university. From Wordnik.com. [Prison Progress] Reference
The Washington, D. C.-based institution is of course not alone in its quest to reach out to the public in meaningful ways. From Wordnik.com. [Alan I. Leshner: How Science Museums Are Promoting Civil Religion-Science Dialogue] Reference
The Lower House several times voted to exclude the institution from the new State, and the Conservative Senate as often restored it. From Wordnik.com. [History Of American Slavery] Reference
Army as an institution is depriving itself of recognizing courageous soldiers who willingly died rather than tarnish the Code of Conduct. From Wordnik.com. [Versace, Humberto R.] Reference
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