In mid-March, the Republic provided a pretext for an attack on itself by appointing her own candidate to the vacant bishopric of Vicenza (an act in keeping with prevailing custom, though Julius considered it a personal provocation); the Pope called for all Christian nations to join him in an expedition to subdue Venice.
Throughout their marriage, George I and Olga were a close-knit couple, and contrary to the prevailing custom spent much time with their children, who grew up in a warm family atmosphere.
By most prevailing custom, anytime someone lights off a nuke that large on the downtown waterfront, one can assume that the surrounding city has been pretty much destroyed.
The lords also decided, in accordance with prevailing custom, how the farmwork should be organized.
In 1852 Zeng Guofan's mother died, and, in accordance with prevailing custom, he asked permission to observe the three-year mourning period at home.
Sixty years ago, in 1892, "The Morning," a half-penny daily, started under American influence, opened with news on the front page; this was criticised as "un-English" and the paper soon reverted to the prevailing custom.
The prevailing custom in the New York courts is for sign language interpreters to work in tandem: one translates the rapid-fire arguments of courtroom life, while the other gets to rest weary hands.
As per prevailing custom, he had several wives in addition to Mandodari.
The prevailing custom is to arrange the scrolls according to Rashi's view, but some pious Jews are also accustomed to briefly lay the teffilin of Rabbeinu Tam as well, a custom adopted by the Hasidim.
He did not take her as his mistress, as was the prevailing custom with priests for whom celibacy was too rigorous.
Nowadays the prevailing custom is to wear them only during the weekday morning service, although some individuals wear them at other times during the day as well.
