parochialism

How To Use parochialism In A Sentence

• The theatre is also reviving three short plays in the hope that it will help enlighten people about narrow mindsets, prejudice, parochialism etc.
• I mean, if this were Wales say, or Scotland, I dare say I could rabbit away about small-minded, provincial parochialism.
• I have no sense of, objectively, how great he is deemed to be in the canon - especially outside of England where parochialism, patriotism and chauvinism inevitably play their part.
• In Scotland, and in Wales, there are arguments breaking out about the rejection of a United Kingdom side being an example of narrow-minded parochialism.
• That sort of puts your "parochialism" on a personal level in your favor - In my opinion. Corpus Christi Caller Times, Caller.com Stories
• It is an inside job, and your authors themselves want something more than pink teas and a pat on, the back and that parochialism which is proud of second best work, just because it is a local product. The Interpreters of Canada
• The hymenopteran emphasis leads to a certain amount of parochialism, though, and to the neglect of some relevant literature. American Scientist Online
• Post-Civil-War America therefore seemed to exhibit the worst kind of small-minded, lacklustre parochialism, but it had coupled it with a loutish popularism.
• Another problem with plans is that residents think "it's all about us" and that kind of parochialism is encouraged by city planners and elected officials, but the reality is that for the city to function economically, there are a variety of stakeholders and institutions that comprise "us", and the ability to service "us" needs to be considered as well. Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space
• Such narrow-minded blinkered parochialism can only leave these campaigners looking even more desperate.