For many Israelis, the issue touches their personal lives and their sense of identity.
Christian organisations insist that the census measured a sense of identity rather than belief.
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"It's just something they're inventing to give people a sense of identity, " says Boursicot.
CIOs must develop the same sense of identity about what IT does for the business they server.
And if they want to preserve their sense of identity, the Abkhaz must do their bit too.
At Carver, all the uniforms and parade ground routines seem to give teenagers a sense of identity.
The knowledge, skills, diversity, ornamentation and ceremonies involved provide Kyrgyz people with a sense of identity and continuity.
We want to see some real progress, maybe a sense of identity that begins to come into focus.
Europeans seem to need reassurance that their jobs, their culture, their sense of identity are not somehow under threat.
When poorly managed firms get bigger, he reckons, they sometimes lose their sense of identity and employees lose their enthusiasm.
Culture confers upon people a strong sense of identity and belonging, both of which make it easier to cope under difficult circumstances.
He makes notably little effort to foster Belarus's fragile sense of identity.
Today, gingerbread makers are essential participants in local festivities, events and gatherings, providing the local people with a sense of identity and continuity.
But farmers are not like most other workers their way of life, self-respect and sense of identity are often intimately entwined with their job.
Organisations, communities and individuals all use records from the past to understand and demonstrate where they come from, enabling community cohesion and a sense of identity.
AANAPISIs provide culturally sensitive and relevant curricula, environments that encourage students to develop a sense of identity and self-worth, and invest in students with need.
Salimi says the transplants were longing to feel a sense of identity, and some of the old songs his company sang would make them cry.
When villages form a nation, certain advantages are present such as mutual defense, a unified system of trade-enabling laws, and perhaps a greater sense of identity.
To transmit and display the ritual is to reconfirm a sense of identity within the group and to contribute to the continuity of an important tradition.
"America likes to think of itself as a land of equality and opportunity, the so-called American dream is very deep to our sense of identity, " he said.
Fellow citizens in crisis, wrestling to re-establish their sense of identity, seeking to discover a fresh and innovative path that will lead them to their authentic self.
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Practised today mainly by older craftspeople, the art remains a point of cultural pride and an important tool for reinforcing a sense of identity for the community.
Knowledge, skills, diversity, the semantics of ornamentation, and the ceremonies of creating carpets are all important cultural components, providing Kyrgyz people with a sense of identity and continuity.
The Giants' 1993 signing of Barry Bonds, for example, brought a sense of identity to a struggling franchise, ultimately paving the way for a new revenue-generating stadium by 2000.
Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) is defined as practices, representations, expressions, knowledge and skills which are transmitted from generation to generation and which provide communities with a sense of identity and continuity.
Traffickers, experts say, spent the Fox administration hunkering down, ingratiating themselves to communities, buying food and paying for medical bills, offering restless young people a sense of identity and hard cash.
What it means, of course, is that we are creating a world in which our sense of identity, of who we actually are, is defined by what others think of us.
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The study found women whose sense of identity is strongly tied to being a mother may fend off fathers' help with a baby, perhaps because they are themselves so engrossed with the infant's care.
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The proliferation of such images in recent years from Bosnia, Palestine and elsewhere, and now Afghanistan has combined with a rising tide of pan-Islamic rhetoric to forge an unprecedented sense of identity with Muslim victims everywhere.
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