But traditions die hard when they concern rites of passage.

And if ancient traditions die hard, it's not difficult to understand why.

Along with the oysters, he said, a tradition and a way of life is dying.

Still, traditions in Japan die hard and the movement toward merit pay is gradual.

This tradition quickly died, as goldfish became more available, losing their status.

I liked to imagine that the tradition of free love had never died.

Weapons are still the major product here, because traditions die hard in families like the Berettas.

He turns to the older couple for advise and help but traditions die hard in India.

But he suggested that the all-male tradition would die hard.

She couldn't ever see the village letting the tradition die, especially when the younger members of the local families were so keen.