Traffic jams contend with sacred cows, ambling camels and rickety rickshaws.

FORBES: India Rising

Another Swiss trait is an innate and unquestioning tendency to identify with their country's institutions and sacred cows.

ECONOMIST: In old California

After many years, however, such incentives become sacred cows and any suggestion that they be removed from the Code is met with stiff opposition.

FORBES: The Fiscal Cliff And A Call For A Simpler Internal Revenue Code