Sentence examples for upon a practice from inspiring English sources

When the pair challenged those orders on the grounds that the government had been involved in their mistreatment, government lawyers relied upon a practice known as NCND – neither confirming nor denying the truth of the allegations in open court – and were permitted to present their full case in closed court.

Building upon a practice theory perspective, we find that actors account for the appropriateness of NPD practices not only or primarily on the basis of accounting information, but also by "strategising", i.e. by mobilising different strategic objectives to which these practices are supposed to contribute.

Of all my friends, I have been the most vocal about how a woman shouldn't change her last name upon marriage, a practice I find anachronistic.

Skates trap their victims by swimming over and then settling upon them, a practice facilitated by their habit of hunting at night.

But let's put those questions aside and focus instead upon a historical pattern: a practice is at one time "free"; something changes; that freedom is lost; in response, activists work to restore that freedom.

Whether a past decision creates legitimate expectations, therefore, depends upon there being good independent reasons for the institution to follow its earlier decisions, or upon the existence of a practice of doing so.

His practices tend to be laid-back and fun, with onlookers sometime unsure if they've stumbled upon a tennis practice or a comedy show.

It's also a practice frowned upon by the business owners trying to keep track of their staff.

Yet in nearly every year since 2000, the museum has drawn down on the principal of its endowment to pay for operations, a practice frowned upon as risky in the museum world.

In the birth ritual (jatakarman), the manuals direct the father to breathe upon the child's head, a practice transparently designed to supplant the role that biology gives to the mother.

Back in 2005, Wales admitted to editing his own Wikipedia bio — a practice frowned upon by the site.