The phrase "the practice appears" is a correct and usable part of a sentence in written English.
You could use it, for example, in the following way: "The practice appears to be one of the key components of success."
Few Internet users trade albums as zip files, but the practice appears to be growing quickly.
Certainly the practice appears to have slowed down the introduction of broadband in some countries.
The practice appears to have reduced the activity of soil bacteria that release methane, and emissions have dropped 40percentt.
Known as "shrinkflation", the practice appears to be widespread across the industry, experts have told the Daily Mirror.
According to the United Nations' special rapporteur on torture, Juan Méndez, the practice appears to be "growing and diversifying in its use and severity".
We understand the loophole was first exploited by agents to recruit migrant workers for the Scottish fishing fleet and the practice appears to have spread from there to the Irish fishing industry.
The practice appeared to catch Nancy Reagan by surprise.
But the practice appeared to go much farther than that.
Until now, Britain's involvement in the practice appeared to be limited to providing assistance to American renditions.
Requiring consumers to share in the rising cost of specialty drugs is not new, but Caroline Pearson, a vice president at Avalere, said the practice appeared to be more prevalent in the plans offered in the state marketplaces, and consumers will be asked to pay more.
The price to be paid would be a cross referencing diacritic; but the advantages from following the practice appear considerable.
