It's all in the momentary impression, the practised eye.
Rowan Atkinson provides the comedy, dabbing away at the keyboard in practised Mr Bean mode and then shamelessly tripping his rivals during the classic beach-running montage that follows.
Many Nagas (a people who until early in the 20th century practised headhunting) speak English and are happy to explain their culture.
In the poems, this practised minx has been around the block, and then some or rather, it excites the poet to feel teased and tricked by some sultry mocking tramp.
By the time of India's independence in 1947, Madras had an estimated population of 49,799,822 Hindus, 3,896,452 Muslims and 2,047,478 Christians Hinduism was the predominant religion in the presidency and practised by around 88% of the population.
The participants in the calligraphy group, in contrast, practised Chinese calligraphy in a quiet room led by a trained research assistant.
When Jolliffe permanently returned from Oxford, he was called to the bar in Ontario and practised law in Toronto from 1938 onwards.
These three plays are culled from the Shell Connections season, in which practised dramatists pen plays for young people; and they certainly give a vivid picture of teenage angst and insecurity.
The final report by the Senate intelligence committee did not contain a single reference to UK involvement in inhumane methods practised by the CIA between 2001 and 2007, despite repeated claims that Scottish airports and the British Indian Ocean territory of Diego Garcia were used as stopovers in rendition flights.
