Sentence examples for act habitually from inspiring English sources

It can only act habitually as it pursues a monomaniacal hunger.

Conservative influences operate indirectly i.e., other than via the programs of political parties largely by virtue of the fact that there is much in the general human temperament that is naturally or instinctively conservative, such as the fear of sudden change and the tendency to act habitually.

Before the passage of the 1935 National Labor Relations Act, courts habitually struck down laws reforming the workplace by following common-law doctrine -- that the "master-servant" relationship could not be interfered with through legislation.

page A18 IMPROVING THE LANDMARKS PROCESS A State Supreme Court judge concluded last month that the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission habitually acted in a manner that was "arbitrary and capricious".

Judge Marilyn Shafer of the New York State Supreme Court ruled last month that the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission habitually acted in a manner that was "arbitrary and capricious" and ordered the commission to conduct its business in a more timely manner.

I find it hard to believe that so many teenagers and adults do not see the difference between joking or teasing behavior between friends, and the conduct of a person who habitually acts with hostility toward another.

It was regarded as an axiom in morals as well as in politics, which no one thought of disputing, or supposed to be open to dispute; and men in every grade and position in society daily and habitually acted upon it in their private pursuits, as well as in matters of public concern, without doubting for a moment the correctness of this opinion".

When asked how they habitually acted when they encountered sick or dead poultry, most respondents stated that they used treatment (96%) and burial of carcasses (95%).

Despite his many splendid acts of homage, he habitually took the boss position.

It was not utterly new to England, however; the restrictions of the Licensing Act of 1737 had been habitually evaded by combining drama with music, singing, and dancing.

To determine whether parallel adaptations occur in skin, we assessed changes in skin structure and physiology in habitually active subjects (ACT, ≥4 h week−1 of high-intensity aerobic exercise) compared to sedentary controls (SED, ≤1 h week−1 of exercise) across the human lifespan.