Word: conformance
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...foreign languages, but at their actual use as the common speech in American schools. Countless isolated districts survive, both in the cities and in the country, where the native tongue of foreign immigrants is used instead of English. It continues as the family speech; newspapers and church services conform with it, and even the schools have adopted it to the exclusion of English. There is no assurance that the pupil will ever learn the language of this country, and the foreign traditions may be carried on from generation to generation...
...anti-Fosdick resolution adopted by the Assembly provides that if Dr. Fosdick continues to preach, he shall conform to the following doctrines...
...conform more closely to the club system the Governing Board of the Union has extended the team of membership to the entire college course. Hereafter it will not be necessary to reenroll every fall as a membership will automatically be extended unless the member resigns. All resignations must be in the hands of the Graduate Manager by October 10 of the year the resignation is to take effect...
...instead of 9; lunch at 11:30 instead of 12; start his afternoon's work at 2:30 instead of 3; dine at 7:30 and not at 8; and go to bed half an hour before his accustomed time. Moreover all public services will conform to the order. So, while the clocks of France tick off the seconds in accordance with solar time, daylight saving will be effective but not apparent...
...conformist; all the decadent wits of the time rail at "pure Emmanuel". It held itself aloof from the rest of the University, and kept its own council and habits. When the other colleges accepted the inevitable and worshipped according to the king's command. Emmanuel alone refused to conform and probably because of the respect for Chaderton, was not severely penalized...