Sentence examples for lost custom from inspiring English sources

Hitherto, it seems to have assumed that such "bad" publicity saves it more by deterring compensation claims than it costs in lost custom.

And of course any local traders seeking financial recompense for lost custom during the Games by using the Glasgow 2014 logo in any promotional ventures risk being apprehended and roughed up by the Commonwealth Games Stasi.

They complain that it will require higher taxes to replace lost customs revenue.

The slowdown there has cost the Afghan government tens of thousands of dollars in lost customs fees, said Elhamuddin Mazhar, the chief of the local customs office.

We've lost practices, we've lost traditions, we've lost customs, because we did not have enough forethought to protect our species".

This will cost the treasury 23bn dinars (£193m) in lost customs duty, but it is only for a period of eight months – and while the situation is calm now, there will be more trouble if prices are increased again.

Desperate not to lose custom, Hitachi's consortium reluctantly matched it, yen for yen.

They also depend on how fat the profit margins are in the firm that loses custom, since that determines how much each consumer gains from switching.