Sentence examples for it is longstanding practice from inspiring English sources
A GCHQ spokesman said: "It is longstanding practice that we do not comment on intelligence matters".
"It is longstanding practice that we do not comment on individual exclusion cases unless they are made public by the excluded individual.
A spokesman for Asio said: "It is longstanding practice that the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (Asio) does not comment on operational matters.
Such wheeling and dealing is longstanding practice in Los Angeles County, stretching back at least 25 years.
Whitney has now issued guidelines for "Questions For" and similar features, affirming what should have been longstanding practice.
Some of it is new, some of it is longstanding.
A spokesman for the immigration minister, Scott Morrison, said it was longstanding government practice not to confirm or comment on reports of individual acts of self harm, but there was no basis to the claims of self harm or attempted suicide.
It is a longstanding practice in the industry, W.W.E.
It is a longstanding practice on Capitol Hill for legislators to lampoon research projects that can be made to sound foolish.
Supporters of the bill note that it is a longstanding practice for the government to respond to emergencies swiftly without simultaneously addressing the impact that response has on the federal budget.
"It is a longstanding practice that, prior to Pakistan-India talks, meetings with Kashmiri leaders are held to facilitate meaningful discussions on the issue of Kashmir," a statement from the Pakistani foreign ministry said.
