Sentence examples for common to give from inspiring English sources

It is common to give out food at political rallies.

"It's common to give guarantees to lateral hires," he said.

But in the past decade it has become increasingly common to give money right to the very poor.

I think it is common to give up an instrument — but what's interesting is that those years of practice and lessons remain with you even after you stop playing.

Likewise, when profits seemed bloated during the California crisis, executives said, it became common to give trades a "haircut," shifting a portion of the profits into a reserve that could later be drawn down.

Excerpts follow: When I was 16 back in 1963 and living in Chicago, it was common to give a tip (a k a a bribe) to the testing agent.

On 7 January 2003, just before a statement on Iraq by Geoff Hoon, Garden was at the Commons to give an interview.

If we can get a majority in the Commons to give the bill a second reading, and that is a realistic prospect – there are many patriots on the Labour benches – that is a game changer.

In an article in the Sunday Telegraph, Mrs May urged the Commons to give the authorities "the powers they need to keep us safe".

These shows have enough in common to have been given a name by Vulture's Jenny Jaffe: the "sadcom".

While cases of corruption are rare, it is fairly common to have more "give" in this delicate give-and-take.