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The phrase 'It was common practice' is correct and is usable in written English.
You can use this phrase when you want to say that something was done regularly or was usual in a certain group or within a certain period of time. For example, "In the 18th century, it was common practice for women to wear corsets."
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But he said it was common practice to have the same outfit perform both functions.
When the European Cup was just a baby, it was common practice to retain the trophy.
"I just thought it was common practice," Dyer, who is retired, says.
But then the media mogul appears to admit he knew it was common practice.
"It was common practice, at that time, for local companies to fund political elections".
It was common practice in Nürnberg in the last quarter of the 16th century.
Until the nineteen-eighties, for example, it was common practice to pave the desire lines in Central Park.
A spokesman in the United States attorney's office in Manhattan said it was common practice to reject such offers.
Mr. Martin responded that it was common practice for agencies to address new policy issues when dealing with complaints.
Perhaps the play is unfair to the fathers; until recently it was common practice to shut away the retarded and mentally ill.
But even when it was common practice, Brien said, he never tried to alter the ball's characteristics to increase the distance of his kicks.
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