Western nations, the Japanese say, should not try to impose their cultural beliefs on them.

An indiscriminate attack such as a bomb in the Underground will necessarily hit people of many cultural backgrounds and beliefs.

Some of these practices are based on religious beliefs, but many of the limitations are cultural and emanate from tradition as well as religion.

Millennia old cultural beliefs in East Asia underpin the view that if government is not part of the solution, no public good can be achieved.

Despite the differences in their historical backgrounds, social systems, developmental levels, cultural traditions and religious beliefs, they have all contributed to the civilization of humanity.

London is certainly a multicultural metropolis. An indiscriminate attack such as a bomb in the Underground will necessarily hit people of many cultural backgrounds and beliefs.

Besides ignorance, poverty and lack of health services, inhabitants of rural areas suffer from cultural beliefs and traditional ones that lead to practices of initiation rites.

Recognizing and respecting the rich and diverse nature of the community of the world's democracies, which arise out of all of the world's social, cultural and religious beliefs and traditions,

Recognizing and respecting the rich and diverse nature of the community of the world's democracies, which arise out of all of the world's social, cultural and religious beliefs and traditions,

Cultural beliefs and practices associated with causes and treatment of illness, and other lifestyle behaviors, are important determinants of women's health status, and in the prevention of morbidity and mortality.

(j) Respond to the traditional context and the intergenerational character of the development, preservation and transmission of indigenous peoples' cultural heritage, its relationship to an indigenous people's cultural and social identity and integrity, beliefs, spirituality and values, and constantly evolving character within the people

No State could judge a person's beliefs provided that they manifested those beliefs in a legal manner.

Michael Shermer on strange beliefs

Vital national interests are protected within the framework of education, religion, language, culture, tradition, property, cultural heritage, territorial organization, public information, declaration of belonging to a national minority, political beliefs and other areas.

The transformation in investors beliefs is striking.

These beliefs have more or less authority based on the nature of the practices or beliefs and on the group in question.

Who believes in justice, whose beliefs are twisted.

Such beliefs have given the bird some protection.

They claim that Western countries object to whaling because, for them, whales are a special kind of animal, as cows are for Hindus. Western nations, the Japanese say, should not try to impose their cultural beliefs on them.

Meritocracy is at the core of American conservative beliefs.

Such pillars express the religious beliefs of their time.

Bislama term referring to various customary beliefs and practices.

And there's another cognitive bias I'll call confirmation bias, where we tend to accept data that confirms our beliefs and reject data that contradicts our beliefs.

Davidson picked up this theory, and his work in the 1980s dealt with the problems in relating first person beliefs to second and third person beliefs.

I don't know I prefer to test their beliefs, scientifically.

Once again, social meanings are enmeshed within beliefs about heredity.

The Yezidis have held on to their beliefs for 4,000 years.

At a deeper level traditions are eroded with their sacred beliefs.

They spoke passionately about their beliefs and shared their ideas readily.

traditional beliefs have emphasized young children's need for training and socialization.

Theories of cultural hegemony or cultural assimilation via cultural imperialism.

He was nonetheless concerned at the stipulation in law that in order to be registered, religious associations must practise faiths or beliefs linked to religions with historical or cultural roots, as that might result in discrimination against newer religious communities without such links.

Western culture is shunned and traditional Kikuyu beliefs like female circumcision promoted.

But many people resisted the new religion, favouring traditional beliefs and practices.

State and Entity constitutions forbid discrimination on the basis of religious beliefs.

For example, beliefs about what it is to be male' and female'.

Many brave Iranians were prepared to risk their lives to defend their beliefs.

Lately several demonstrations have taken place, organized by different collectives with different beliefs .

In the rural parts of Ecuador, indigenous beliefs and Catholicism are sometimes syncretized.

Religious beliefs included rules concerning purification, similar to other religions in the region.

Together, these parties should take a binary approach, addressing both hardware factors (which remain constant, such as physical distance to treatment centers and elongated supply chains) and software factors (the intangibles that vary greatly in each region, such as the role of family and cultural beliefs).

The data suggest that people who consume meat go to great lengths to try to resolve these moral inconsistencies between their beliefs and behaviour by adjusting their beliefs about what animals are capable of feeling.

But, without the freedom to express other views and beliefs, democracy will remain illiberal.

The beliefs of Socrates, as distinct from those of Plato, are difficult to discern.

All of these beliefs are incorrect as a result of provisions of the DSHEA.