To be one's self, and unafraid whether right or wrong, is more admirable than the easy cowardice of surrender to conformity. From LearnThat.org. [Irving Wallace]
Their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I think that kind of conformity is something that is imposed by turning the citizen into a customer. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
It proves that conformity is hazardous to any community. From Wordnik.com. [Reader reviews of The Giver by Lois Lowry.] Reference
Hague itself in conformity with the procedure adopted in 1899. From Wordnik.com. [Louis Renault - Nobel Lecture] Reference
Quickened together with him -- by virtue of our union to him, and in conformity to him. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)] Reference
Is the "evidence" for abductions being evaluated in conformity with valid methodologies?. From Wordnik.com. [Demarcation as Politics] Reference
The self-titled debut album from The Urgency is a lesson in conformity and catchy hooks. From Wordnik.com. [Flixnjoystix.com! » FlixnJoystix Presents: Metaldy’s Melodic Musings! Reviewing Three Of The Latest Releases For Audiophiles!] Reference
While I agree that non-conformity is to be valued, I think the US is not a great example. From Wordnik.com. [British Centre for Science Education, winner of the Henry Rollins Award] Reference
Holiness is the rectitude of the human nature and will, in conformity to the divine nature and will. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
Whatever he does, in conformity to the law, it shall prosper and succeed to his mind, or above his hope. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)] Reference
Cultural conformity is often valued, and duty to family and community preferred over individual pursuits. From Wordnik.com. [Misfit America] Reference
For these genetic findings are in conformity with the cytological effects of heterochromatin, observed first by. From Wordnik.com. [Hermann J. Muller - Nobel Lecture] Reference
I might make would be exactly in conformity with truth, or what I believed as such, and that the testimony of an. From Wordnik.com. [Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia] Reference
It is probable, therefore, that, in conformity with Oriental notions, he resorted to it as a piece of state magnificence. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
Belgium has, for example, withdrawn her troops from the Congo in conformity with the resolutions of the Security Council. From Wordnik.com. [Belgian Policy in the Congo] Reference
What more can we wish for than to have what we want, nay, to have what we will, in conformity to God's will, for the asking?. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)] Reference
Here, conformity is valued above all else, and suspicion governs every exchange among neighbors, classmates, and even friends. From Wordnik.com. [English by Wang Gang: Book summary] Reference
The Crown, acting in conformity with law, has dissolved one House of Commons, and the country is busy in putting together another. From Wordnik.com. [Reconstruction, British and American] Reference
At that time Sato declared that it was in conformity with Japan's national aims to prevent arms of this kind being acquired by more states. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Peace Prize 1974 - Presentation Speech] Reference
The Federal Rules generally prohibit introduction of evidence of other crimes to prove behaviour "in conformity therewith" (see FRE Rule 404 (b)). From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
Yes, of course I want Britain's Muslim communities to embrace our Enlightenment values, but to require outward conformity is not the way to do it. From Wordnik.com. [Phillip Shipley MP Wants Union Jack on Mosques] Reference
We have, however, thus reached the conclusion we desired: and, in conformity with the new ideal, the Burmese are already being taught to kill animals. From Wordnik.com. [Militarism versus Feminism: An Enquiry and a Policy Demonstrating that Militarism involves the Subjection of Women] Reference
With regard to the mail-bags sent by her Majesty's Postmaster General, in conformity with the letter of Oct. 31, they would be sent to their destination unopened. From Wordnik.com. [Imperial Parliament] Reference
The Senate has passed the retaliation resolutions, with the amendment that the retaliation should be in conformity with the usages of war among civilised nations. From Wordnik.com. [Foreign and Colonial Intelligence] Reference
Sadly, any positivity resulting from the mass media feeling more able to mention gender non-conformity is countered by the negative portrayal of transgendered women. From Wordnik.com. [Freedom of expression does not include hate crimes – or biased reportage] Reference
Jonathan arose -- either as a mark of respect on the entrance of the king, or in conformity with the usual Oriental custom for a son to stand in presence of his father. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
Warden, in conformity to his orders, came to me 30 miles off; and at dusk I was in my saddle, and troops were marching in all directions on certain points around Macomo. From Wordnik.com. [The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B.] Reference
Riches are called substance, in conformity to the common form of speaking; otherwise, to the soul and another world, they are but shadows, things that are not, Prov. xxiii. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)] Reference
The Confederate Senate has, in conformity with the recommendation of President Davis's message, passed a bill prohibiting the employment of substitutes in the Confederate army. From Wordnik.com. [Foreign and Colonial News] Reference
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