1.   During this procedure, based, Athey said, on an African tribal scarring custom, Athey blots the blood with a series of paper towels.

2.   He was able to defy tribal customs because his wealth made him independent.

3.   Similarly, Mozambique bowed out even though officials there found that some older Bantu Somalis shared languages and tribal customs with those in the northern part of that country.

4.   Stephan is coerced by his ex and by tribal custom into taking the kid back to Paris with him for a visit.

5.   When one travels up the Amazon, he joins in tribal customs, not to endorse them but to learn.

6.   Partly because governments are reluctant to intervene in tribal customs, ritual male circumcisions are rarely regulated in Africa.

7.   According to tribal customs, a person found guilty of adultery is often put to death without trial.

8.   Mourning by survivors was forbidden, in breach of traditional tribal custom.

9.   Once they gained power, the Taliban leadership became increasingly restrictive, imposing a brutal mix of strict Quranic interpretations and tribal customs.

10.   Once they gained power, the Taliban leadership became increasingly restrictive, imposing a brutal mix of Quranic interpretations and tribal customs on their increasingly fearful people.