8 sentences with 'civic'
Example sentences and phrases with the word civic and other words derived from it.
• « The kings of Ur III were very adept at playing their civic and military leaders off against each other, appointing generals to lead troops in other cities and ensuring that each governor's power depended on his loyalty to the king. »
• « In the 15th century there were 8,000 children in religious and civic schools out of a population of 100,000. »
• « Along with the idea of a complete individual, Renaissance thinkers championed the idea of civic humanism: one's moral and ethical standing was tied to devotion to one's city. This was a Greek and Roman concept that the great Renaissance thinker Petrarch championed in particular. »
• « To raise funds and volunteers, Mary Jo sent letters to various business leaders and spoke to some civic action groups, foundations and churches. »
• « Dondré Green cast an uneasy glance at the civic leaders and sports celebrities who filled the hotel ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio. »
• « Back in his homeland, Dorrego was elected deputy to the Constituent Congress of 1824, where he ardently defended provincial autonomy and equal civic rights for all citizens. »
• « Learning to understand society, the values and rules of coexistence that govern it, to reflect on the problems that afflict it and to defend a good quality of life for all citizens are central objectives of civic education. »