Sentence examples for the longstanding practice from inspiring English sources

But he defended the longstanding practice of not disclosing which banks borrow from the central bank's discount window.

Even so, in 1994 most countries gave up the longstanding practice of dumping radioactive materials into the sea.

Mine operators will be required to give up the longstanding practice of sealing and forgetting abandoned sections of underground mines.

Developers across the country have responded to the drop in prices by abandoning the longstanding practice of floodlighting construction sites and working around the clock.

That would change the longstanding practice of allowing advertisements to list government taxes and fees separately — usually as part of a lengthy, small-print disclaimer.

Mr. Pataki has eliminated the longstanding practice of giving slightly less aid per student to New York City than the statewide average.

Patient best interests are served by the new clinical commissioning groups replacing repeatedly underperforming NHS service providers and stopping some of the longstanding practices of bailing them out financially.

At the same time, other constituents in the academy hold fast to the longstanding practices of a traditional liberal-arts education.

"One of the problems with the conversation focusing around privilege is it does make it a conversation about individuals and a question of individual narrative, as opposed to about the structures and the longstanding practices of racial inequality," Perry said.

The overhaul would not do away with the current and longstanding practice of requiring the auditors to give a simple pass or fail opinion in the reports.

A spokesman for the Red Cross in Washington, Bernard Barrett, declined to comment on the new notification policy, citing the organization's longstanding practice of refusing to talk about its discussions with the Defense Department about detention issues.