Sentence examples for customary portion of from inspiring English sources

As the comely chef plates up her customary portion of breathy sighs of satisfaction and suggestive smiles, a high, nine-year-old voice cuts cleanly through the thickening air.

And while this may seem quite excessive, funerals feed a whole village, and it's customary for everybody to take a portion of meat home.

Signaling another departure from the music industry's longtime antipiracy strategy, the Universal Music Group will sell a significant portion of its catalog without the customary copy protection software for at least the next few months, the company announced yesterday.

It is customary at Wall Street firms to pay brokers a portion of the margin interest earned in their accounts.

When July arrived without Gardner's having found someone else to put money in, Giustra told her that he would invest more only if she gave him a portion of her shares, an arrangement that is customary in such circumstances.

Under the 1967 Forestry Law, the Forest Department claimed jurisdiction over a large portion of the nation's total land mass and recognized customary land holdings only when they did not conflict with the department's objectives and regulations (Moniaga 1993).

Rather, the insurance company pays some portion of what its explanation-of-benefits form calls a "reasonable and customary" fee.

When patients go out of network, insurers typically reimburse patients for only a portion of the medical bill, based on what is called the "reasonable and customary" cost of the services in that city or region.

It is customary to offer a part of every meal on the shrine before eating and a portion of tea before drinking.

To ensure that there is no cheating, it is customary in France for the youngest person present to sit under the table and designate who will get each portion of the cake as it is sliced.

Cape Breton Island, northeastern portion of Nova Scotia, Canada.