Sentence examples for part of custom from inspiring English sources

She said Mr Byford's £949,000 payout had been part of "custom and practice" at the time.

Because the global economic slowdown has crimped budgets in China too, mainland Chinese car buyers who used to favor foreign brands are more likely to buy Chinese, according to a survey from TNS Automotive China, part of custom research agency TNS.

They have suggested at various times — implausibly, in the view of industry executives — that the halt resulted from a spontaneous and simultaneous decision by the country's 32 authorized rare earth exporters not to make shipments, whether because of a deterioration in Sino-Japanese relations or a greater thoroughness on the part of customs inspectors.

Raising camels has always formed a significant part of customs and culture in the badia, as the possession of camels is a sign of wealth and a symbol of Bedouin heritage, as well as a traditional and vital method of mobility and transportation.

After all, mutilation of other parts of the human body, like ears and lips, to adorn colorful and oversized ornaments that enhance beauty is part of customs still practiced by many African tribes.

They were part of custom-made silicone racks (Sylgard® 184, Dow Corning), each carrying four pairs of silicone tubes (Fisher Scientific 3100504; Online Fig. I).

For the Google campaign, the dynamic text overlay was part of a custom workflow that Encoding.com worked on to enable the custom message.

Moscow certainly wasn't; it would prefer Moldova to become part of its custom union.

He says this was because she was black, and that her meek body language and signs of bruising on her body were seen as part of African custom and culture.

The torpid pace became such a part of courthouse custom that an employee in the United States attorney's office in Manhattan sent an e-mail message last week offering reporters a forecast on the length of closing arguments in "Adelphia time".

So not only is Funkmaster touring the Sport Trac as part of his custom cars and bikes show until the end of the summer, he also has his own channel on the Zune site.