Example sentences of "it is [adj] practice [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Engine management gauges are few ( oil temperature and pressure plus a rev counter ) and it is good practice to allow such small vintage power units sufficient time to thoroughly warm up before committing one 's future prospects to them . |
2 | There are many ways of allocating overheads — numbers employed , payroll , space occupied , gross fees — and it is good practice to choose the basis most suited to each type of cost involved . |
3 | So , although it is good practice to do so , it is not normally essential to add new module versions to SPRs and SSRs . |
4 | ANDREW SMITH 'S TIP : When keeping any bubble-nesting Anabantoid , it is good practice to include floating plants and plants that reach to the surface to provide hiding places and nest sites . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | A buyer needs to be kept informed about each and every detail that crops up during the course of the transaction and , immediately prior to exchange of contracts , it is good practice to supply a written report to the buyer , explaining precisely what the property entails in a legal sense . |
7 | Needs and wants are often similar , but it is good practice to assume there may be a distinction . |
8 | [ In a competitive proposal situation it is good practice to market our track record . |
9 | Nevertheless , it is good practice to reserve such rights expressly . |
10 | However , in that case the defendants had been aware of the plaintiff 's medical evidence and to avoid possible objections at trial it is good practice to amend to plead any substantial changes to the plaintiff 's claim . |
11 | Whatever the degree of response finally obtained it is good practice to investigate possible non-randomness and hence bias . |
12 | Even if you are certain in your mind about the usefulness/uselessness of a particular book , it is good practice to skim through the book from beginning to end . |
13 | In these cases , we may want to smooth to remove the effect of events which are unique or which are simply not the main trend in which we are interested ; it is good practice to plot the rough as well as the smooth values , to inspect exactly what has been discarded . |
14 | Nevertheless , it is good practice to grant the tenant express rights of access over the common parts of the building . |
15 | It is good practice to make a note of the client 's telephone number on the file . |
16 | However , it is good practice to make sure that both your sale and your purchase file are kept at roughly the same level . |
17 | Such surveillance should not , of course , be thrust on unwilling recipients without good cause , but it is good practice to keep in touch and know how people are getting on . |
18 | While cladding can be fixed directly to existing masonry walls , it is good practice to cover them with waterproof building paper first to prevent any moisture that gets behind the cladding from penetrating the wall itself . |
19 | Practice varies , and it is good practice to find out from the beginning in order to avoid unpleasant surprises at a later date . |
20 | Therefore , under normal circumstances , the effect of drying can supplement the use of a disinfectant and it is good practice to combine disinfection with drying . |
21 | To avoid ambiguity it is good practice to complete the comments section even if the current version is required . |
22 | A spokeswoman said last night : ‘ It is standard practice to review and fine tune all programmes when they are introduced or modified . ’ |
23 | Where the child is incapable of giving a valid consent , it is standard practice to seek parental consent where this is possible . |
24 | 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 . |
25 | Employees should be informed if a company car is included in the compensation package and if it is usual practice to employ a driver . |
26 | Where a person is injured it is normal practice to take a statement to the effect that ‘ the following injuries were sustained ’ . |
27 | It is normal practice to use a drogue or parachute to keep the cable under tension after it has been released from the glider . |
28 | Although an equal mixture of the three subtractive primaries will , in theory , produce black it is normal practice to use a separate black ink . |
29 | Where the purchaser has commissioned an accountants ' report , it is normal practice to request that the vendor warrants the accuracy of the report . |
30 | ‘ If there is any suspicion at all , it is normal practice to inform the local police . ’ |