Sentence examples for he practised it from inspiring English sources

"He practised it in training and he was quite good, but it's easier to score when he already had two.

Stardom allowed Bonds to indulge his talent for isolation, which he practised, it must be said, even outside the clubhouse.

But he himself admitted that he could never learn frugality, and he practised it no longer than his poverty forced him to.

But he must also know – since he practised it – that politics will never proceed as might the Whitehall seminar he recommends, with everyone around a table agreeing the broad challenges and arguing mainly about the means of meeting them.

I'd pick out Lars von Trier's call to arms for authenticity in 1995's Dogme manifesto as having a deep-bore influence on the takeup of handheld shooting styles in commercial cinema – although he practised it only sporadically afterwards, so it's questionable how much it is "his" style.

In respect to the doctrine of the submission of the will, he agreed with them in principle; but whereas they recommended the surrender, he practised it, and they regarded him with amazement".

Back in 2010, Cameron, who preaches localism more than he practises it, tried to "reform" the '22 by allowing ministers to attend (but not vote) – as the PLP allows – which prompted a backlash.

He may talk about intervention more often than he practises it, but his message is hardly likely to persuade France's hard-pressed (and cynical) voters of the merits of free markets.One year on, in short, Mr Sarkozy has delivered less than he promised.

Phew!Besides preaching management, he has practised it—successfully.

Shearer, who is unrecognisable under layers of prosthetic make-up in the Sky Arts show, said Nixon "may not have invented the modern form of scorched earth political attack but he certainly practised it and honed it".

He said Singapore practised it because that is what the British had bequeathed.