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  • adjective adhering to established customs or doctrines, especially in religion, as e.g. Orthodox Judaism.

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to conformity.
  • verb Present participle of conform.

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  • adjective adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion)

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Examples

  • We have to make sure that those Americans and by the way, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were mostly what we call conforming loan, which are the low loans often made of first home buyer.

    CNN Transcript Jul 14, 2008 2008

  • She did not believe in conforming for the sake of conforming.

    To Montessori, Or Not To Montessori | Her Bad Mother 2008

  • The Obey amendment provided $100 million to fund grants under the REAL ID Act to assist States in conforming with minimum drivers 'license standards.

    Sound Politics: Anti-Reichert Ad Swings and Misses 2006

  • The question is not whether one is orthodox in conforming to some peace formula or other, but whether one does something to promote peace.

    Nathan Söderblom - Nobel Lecture 1930

  • His coat soon became a cause of offense and called forth another reproof from those buttoned up in conforming garments.

    Eighty Years and More: Reminiscences 1815-1897 1898

  • Thus did Moses: according to all that the Lord commanded him -- On his part, the same scrupulous fidelity was shown in conforming to the

    Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

  • And then there’s the twist on that exercise in conforming to a high word count, such as 1000-2000 words per day, no matter what.

    3 Simple Tips for Effortless Writing | Write to Done 2010

  • This is why he claims to be "˜non-dogmatic 'while promoting his own form of dogmatism in conforming to the views of certain ID leaders, and even to those who pre-date the IDM but who use the words" ˜design 'or "˜intelligence' in their vocabulary.

    The Memory Hole 2005

  • The issue concerns the so-called conforming loan limit, or the size of mortgages that the two government housing giants are allowed to guarantee.

    Fannie Mae's Revivalists 2011

  • Bringing this so-called conforming loan limit down to zero over a few years, and then setting a date for the liquidation of Fan and Fred, is the reform that taxpayers need.

    Blinking on Fan and Fred 2011

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