Sentence examples for been common practice from inspiring English sources

He said this has been common practice in the past "everywhere in Europe".

For decades, it has been common practice for lawmakers to designate money for specific military bases, post offices and waterways.

It was devoted to both personal and home fragrances, which hadn't been common practice since the eighteenth century.

Although there is no legal requirement that candidates release their tax returns, it has been common practice since the '70s.

It has long been common practice for journalists in France to allow their interview subjects to edit their words.

It has been common practice for both parties to raise funds using access to leaders as bait.

The outsourcing of individual council services to large private corporate companies such as Capita, Serco and BT has been common practice across local government for four decades.

Since 1925, it has been common practice for nominees to be vetted by the judiciary committee before receiving a hearing before the full Senate.

Although paying to skip queues has been common practice at British theme parks for some years, Sandel has argued that some things should perhaps be considered sacrosanct.

The music industry agrees that people should be allowed to copy CDs to computers and other devices as has been common practice for a decade.

"It's been something that hasn't been common practice," said Paul Estok, executive vice president for Harness Tracks of America, a trade association.