Example sentences of "be [adj] practice [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is , however , a presumption that may be more easily displaced in family cases particularly those involving children where it has not in the past been usual practice to award costs against an unsuccessful party . |
| 2 | Even in India , where Owen had served before he came to Egypt , and where in his latter years he had been seconded from his regiment to an Intelligence post on the Frontier , it had been normal practice to purchase information . |
| 3 | 21 In the past it has been standard practice to have exhibitions open only during normal office hours . |
| 4 | It would be usual practice to ensure that the payment is costed to the month in which the work is carried out . |
| 5 | Failing that , it should at least be standard practice to carry out the voters ' register check to show whether or not the information concerns a different person , if different-name information is passed : and we recognise that this alternative might be cheaper . |
| 6 | It can be useful practice to read through the first sentences of paragraphs which make up a published essay , to see how much work — of summary and of signposting — is being done by these " topic sentences " . |
| 7 | In F v West Berkshire Health Authority [ 1989 ] 2 All ER 545 , Lord Goff stated : where the state of affairs is permanent or semi-permanent , as … in the case of a mentally disordered person … there is no point in waiting to obtain the patient 's consent … the doctor must act in the best interests of his patient , just as if he had received his patient 's consent so to do … the lawfulness of the doctor 's action is to be found in the principle of necessity … the doctor must act in accordance with a responsible and competent body of relevant professional opinion … it may be good practice to consult relatives and others who are concerned with the care of the patient . |
| 8 | Plainly , there is therefore an absolute necessity of early identification of all witnesses upon whom one might rely , even if at that stage statements are not taken from them , thus for example , it would be good practice to identify all those persons who witnessed the accident , who were working in the vicinity of the pursuer at the time of the accident , together with those who have a supervisory function , such as Foreman , Supervisors and Shift Managers . |
| 9 | Accordingly , it would be good practice to ensure that the customer 's attention is drawn to the salient points of any agreement or written document given to him . |
| 10 | However , the business reality , which must be recognised here , is that the exchanges in the battle may be purely reflex actions : the seller will send an acknowledgment including its standard terms as a matter of course , generally without reading the terms on the buyer 's order ; indeed , in order to win the battle of forms it will generally be good practice to ensure that all orders are acknowledged in this way . |
| 11 | It will be common practice to permit delegation of powers by the board to , say , a managing director . |
| 12 | It has been common practice to prioritise the need to prepare the accounts in accordance with SSAPs . |
| 13 | It has long been common practice to give students isolated passages of poetry or prose , often but not always anonymous , to analyse , discuss , and respond to , in the manner of Richards 's original undertaking . |
| 14 | It has been common practice to anticipate the worst load conditions in setting the count required to generate the RETARD signal . |
| 15 | However , only half the states produced any statistics , it not being standard practice to record lunatics as part of the prison population . |
| 16 | It is normal practice to use a drogue or parachute to keep the cable under tension after it has been released from the glider . |
| 17 | Although an equal mixture of the three subtractive primaries will , in theory , produce black it is normal practice to use a separate black ink . |
| 18 | Where a person is injured it is normal practice to take a statement to the effect that ‘ the following injuries were sustained ’ . |
| 19 | Where the purchaser has commissioned an accountants ' report , it is normal practice to request that the vendor warrants the accuracy of the report . |
| 20 | ‘ If there is any suspicion at all , it is normal practice to inform the local police . ’ |
| 21 | Their values may be depicted on an Argand diagram and it is normal practice to denote zeros by drawing circles and poles by marking crosses at relevant points . |
| 22 | Employees should be informed if a company car is included in the compensation package and if it is usual practice to employ a driver . |
| 23 | After explaining a benefit it is sound practice to ask the buyer ‘ Is this the kind of thing you are looking for ? ’ |
| 24 | In the absence of this information , it is sound practice to make a secondary arrangement of key words ; they can not be left as they are above , for they make sense only as their interrelation is explicitly shown . |
| 25 | As a way of ensuring effective job control , it is sound practice to develop within the office , standard systems for communicating important information such as contract instructions , valuation details , site reports , meeting minutes . |
| 26 | Where the child is incapable of giving a valid consent , it is standard practice to seek parental consent where this is possible . |
| 27 | A spokeswoman said last night : ‘ It is standard practice to review and fine tune all programmes when they are introduced or modified . ’ |
| 28 | Due to the automatic provision of reinstatement for explosion covers , it is standard practice to provide reinstatement cover on Boiler and Pressure Plant , and it is the intention that the cover will continue to be provided automatically for such plant . |
| 29 | It is good practice to go through any document before parting with it and eliminate any word that is not essential to conveying the precise meaning intended . |
| 30 | So , although it is good practice to do so , it is not normally essential to add new module versions to SPRs and SSRs . |