But the pattern is not universally observed, and a number of civilisations become incorporated into others.

However, this distinction is not universally observed in the English-speaking world.

Be that as it may, the old festivals are still almost universally observed.

There are other minor fast days, but these are not universally observed, and they include:

The law has been less than universally observed.

Now, at a time when one-year mourning periods for parents are not even universally observed, it is hard to know exactly what to do.

And the three years' mourning is universally observed throughout the empire.

While still widely practised, it is not universally observed in modern times.

The ceremony is now universally observed by the Sikhs.

Some rules of kashrut are not universally observed.