Sentence examples for customary length from inspiring English sources

Both could be affected by the fact that the shortlist for best film is nearly twice its customary length.

While two weeks' notice is the standard in a number of countries, required or customary length varies greatly around the world and can depend on one's departure circumstances or position.

A jaded arm's length is his customary distance on emotion, other people's and his own.

I was going to pick up some toiletries from Boots, and then I was going to nip to Lidl for pak choi and ginger, and then I was going to go home and steam the pak choi and eat it with soy sauce, ginger, and chili, and I was going to let that settle and then go to the pool for my customary 40 lengths and after that I was going to watch that week's worth of Corrie.

With the arrival of new immigrants it was unfair and unjust to deny homes to impoverished large families and this required public authorities to distribute on the basis of need, not of customary practice or length of habitation, or seniority.

Typically they play sexuality for laughs; yet here they were surprisingly affectionate in showcasing their gigolos in jackets with high armholes, and tailored longer than the customary kiddie-department length.

"Bowling his customary immaculate line and length, Magoffin blew the Northants top order away, and he is now the leading wicket-taker in Division One.

Consistent organic growth that is authentic that is, that represents either top-line growth from selling more goods and services to unrelated parties in arm's length transactions on customary commercial terms or bottom-line growth resulting from efficiencies and productivity is even rarer.

Consequently, it is customary to fix their bonding length to reduce the computational burden.

They gradually preempted more and more performing time until, after the advent of the "talkies" about 1927, the customary bill featured a full-length motion picture with "added acts" of vaudeville.

In the late 15th century, King Henry VII reaffirmed the customary Winchester standards for capacity and length and distributed royal standards (physical embodiments of the approved units) throughout the realm.