Sentence examples for uncommon practice from inspiring English sources

It's possible that the F.B.I. leaked the story to Whitten, hoping to flush out the thief, a not uncommon practice.

It is "by no means an uncommon practice," said Molly Gutierrez, executive director of Physician Hospitals of America, which represents many doctor-owned hospitals.

The victim was 18 when she married a much older man who already had one wife, not an uncommon practice in the rural areas.

John McCain's campaign is being accused of authorizing surrogate signatures — not an uncommon practice — on his book "Faith of My Fathers".

Falwell's fund-raising pitches on television (he makes them himself — an uncommon practice among television evangelists) suggest not General Motors ads but cereal-box-top offers.

During jury selection, defense lawyers hired psychologists to help them determine who in the jury pool might favor their arguments, an uncommon practice at the time, he said.

He also insisted that his two daughters receive an education, an uncommon practice in a Bedouin culture where women were kept secluded.

In the short term, then, Greece would need to limit the outflow of foreign capital, an aggressive but not uncommon practice.

(Neither would be uncommon practices, incidentally).

(They had adopted uncommon practices, such as collecting nutritious foods that were not usually given to children and washing their children's hands before meals).

At the time, retouching and altering images for clarity's sake were not uncommon practices; The A.P. and The Times no longer permit such changes to photographic images.