Sentence examples for was more usual from inspiring English sources

As part of the alternating process throughout our history of severity and leniency, towards the end of the 18th century, a more humanitarian spirit prevailed, and out-relief was more usual.

Although a Tudor act stated that cottages should have four acres of land attached, it was more usual for the families of the rural poor to be packed into their single-room structures, with their livestock, in a fug of smoke and grime.

As it was more usual for candidates for major office to not actively campaign, he was attacked as a seeker after office.

Six years later there was again civil unrest, and Richard spent Christmas in the security of the Tower rather than Windsor as was more usual.

He therefore chose a relatively short wheelbase 4-4-0 design although by this period 4-6-0 was more usual for this type of work.

A significant feature of this synod was the fact that no king attended, but yet the synod still rendered judgement in the ownership even without secular oversight, which was more usual.

Integrated approaches were more usual than individual ones.

In most big cities, 70% is more usual (see chart 10).

But for the first-time novelist, a deal of £10,000-£30,000 is more usual, says Sutton.

Peace may not reign – but it will certainly be more usual.

Banded Quails form coveys of up to 30 birds, although groups of around a dozen are more usual.