Sentence examples for the custom of large from inspiring English sources

Non-life insurers covet the custom of large corporations.

Today, unless lobster is on the menu, the custom of tying a large napkin around one's neck is no longer accepted at a formal dinner, as it was in the 18th century.

In ritual style though, you are correct; these people did not adhere to the customs of the larger civilizations then dominating the region, and so may have been a group apart.

This was a natural thing for all early civilizations, since the custom of writing out the names for large numbers was at first quite general, and the use of an initial by way of abbreviation of a word is universal.

Then came another pledge before the TV cameras: any health-insurance company that delays or denies coverage to someone moving from one employer to another will lose the custom of the federal government, "the single largest buyer of private health insurance".

THE CUSTOM OF THE ARMY, by Diana Gabaldon.

Building on the standard 100-foot-deep lot, they set the row back an arresting 40 feet, reversing the time-honored custom of the large rear yard.

In addition, it covers routine time arrangements on the basis of social conventions, such as capital settlement in a season and settlement in half a year according to the customs of rural communities.7 A large number of studies have focused on social time (Marx 2008; Durkheim 1999; Mead 2002; Giddens 1984).

The EU has proposed a backstop that would mean NI staying in the customs union, large parts of the single market and the EU VAT system.

The human custom of taking a large percentage of the prey population and targeting the largest individuals--as with cod fishing--favors small individuals that breed before reaching trophy size, says Darimont.

Respect the customs of the new country.