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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a former practice of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a previous habit, custom, or method that was once followed but is no longer in use.
Example: "The organization has moved away from a former practice of holding weekly meetings to a more flexible approach."
Alternatives: "an earlier custom of" or "a previous method of".
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The reference was to a former practice of blocking traffic to the town on Sundays; that practice ended in 1980.
The justices, without comment, turned away arguments that the fees were exorbitant and that a former practice of designating a portion of the fees for a federal agency's use amounted to an illegal tax.
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Andy Murray will be Great Britain's trump card when he's available for Davis Cup, but this weekend in San Diego he may need a helping hand from a former practice partner of Rafael Nadal.
It was therefore impossible to know if the original genotypes found in yam germplasm were relics of a former practice or evidence for a dynamic on-going evolutionary process.
The attack damaged the nerves leading to his right arm, effectively putting an end to his former practice of writing for hours in longhand.
"The former practice of waiting for a period before stepping down was a bad habit that created problems".
But yesterday, Mr. Levy said he could not allow a return to the system's former practice of promoting students to the next grade despite dismal academic performance.
A high prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis in Portugal and former practice of ordering chest X-rays as a screening test for that disease might explain this result.
The Securities and Exchange Commission has been investigating Elan's former practice of moving debt to off-balance-sheet entities.
Until the review is complete, Mr. Obama's memorandum says, agencies must return to the former practice of seeking and acting on scientific advice.
The commission looked at the company's former practice of booking revenue on products shipped into distribution channels, before they went to customers.
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