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The phrase "a foreign practice" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a custom, tradition, or method that originates from another country or culture.
Example: "The festival included a foreign practice that intrigued many of the local attendees."
Alternatives: "an overseas custom" or "a non-native tradition".
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There were just too many busybodies who had too many comments about a "foreign" practice they looked down their noses at.
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Beth Jones, Executive Vice President of APCO Worldwide, on April 10 in Astana to discuss a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) case involving Baker Hughes' work in Kazakhstan.
Nothing could be further from the truth.The United States is the only country in the world that criminalises the conduct of offering foreign bribes through a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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9. 2. (SBU) Summary: A Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case involving malfeasance by U.S. oil technology and services firm Baker Hughes in Kazakhstan will soon be settled, revealing details of bribes paid by the firm's local representatives.
"There always needs to be a success story to convince corporate Japan of the merits of foreign practices," says Mr Goldstein.Similarly, he says, a successful triangular merger might change attitudes towards foreign takeovers.
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