Sentence examples for was first practised from inspiring English sources

"Performance feeding", as it was called, was first practised by the Nazis in their Ostarbeiter labour camps in 1941.

It was first practised by David Belle, who was influenced by obstacle course training, martial arts, gymnastics and actions his father had used in the military.

Although not exactly a perfect system for discovering when fishing was first practised, it certainly is a quick way to get an idea of how long something has been around and to find out more about a particular topic at a particular time.

The task was first practised and executed with the index finger of the non-preferred hand, thereafter practised and executed with the index finger of the preferred hand.

It has been a popular pastime for centuries: it was first practised by stone age tribes using poles and nets.

Methodism was first practised in the area in 1784, by the notable preacher Matthew Mayer.

It certainly did not do so when I was first practising at the bar and anonymity existed.

'Kiss cam' is popular around the Major League Soccer grounds, and Gerrard was first spotted practising kissing in front of the camera in 2009 after scoring against Liverpool's bitter rivals Manchester United.

In 2005, an MP, Jamie Reed, announced he was the first practising Jedi in Parliament a full seven years ago, while another proposed setting up Jedi faith schools.

Like the SAS, civil servants had practised the drills so often that they were second nature.

The first is already practised; the others could be, he thinks, unless we stop them.