Torture appears to be a common practice in order to secure confessions.

The practice of delaying or withholding payment of assessed contributions is unfortunately widespread.

It is an increasingly common practice as the tools and expertise grows in this area.

The representative stated that the payment of a bride price, which had always been a token, was widespread practice and very well accepted.

Sea disposal of solid wastes is still a common practice for small and medium sized urban centres

Bird obtained his degree by submitting testimonials from qualified colleagues, which was common practice at the time.

The mere reference to the English concept of damages for detention in an award clearly based on German law which was expressly chosen by the parties to govern the merits of the dispute did not constitute the application of a different law.

Had this become common practice, however, it would certainly have established a more stable footing for the operations of UNDP. B. Non core resources

That was common practice in the industry, and those who held patents on airplanes were defending them fiercely and suing competitors left and right.

Very prevalent.

Very popular.

A rumor, a whisper.

Fake elections are rapidly become the norm.

They love making love as much as I do.

Detention of undocumented asylum seekers, regardless of their age, is a practice in a number of European countries.

(9) The Committee is disturbed by reports that domestic violence against women is a common practice (articles 3 and 7 of the Covenant).

My story is very common.

That's a common fallacy.

The Maya had an intense musical practice, as is documented by iconography.

He also initiated the now common practice of measuring and comparing political and economic freedom across countries, helping to shape opinion in countries that are viewed as limiting freedom.

Women were still asked by employers before hiring whether they intended to become pregnant, an illegal, inadmissible practice, but a common one.

That was common practice in the industry, and those who held patents on airplanes were defending them fiercely and suing competitors left and right.

Financial cooperation with developing countries in the form of grants to mitigate the adverse effects of trade liberalization has been common practice on the part of the European Union.

were common during his matches.

And they sold quickly, and became rather popular.

It's actually a fairly common picture.

A common enough occurrence in the mountains.

They are common stories these days.

This approach became common practice later, e.g., Pascal or Java, but the Richards BCPL compiler was the first to define a virtual machine for this purpose.

It is all the more cynical as the country being accused internationally of practising torture is neither Venezuela nor Cuba, but precisely the United States, which has made that degrading treatment a common practice in Afghanistan, Iraq and the illegally occupied naval base at Guantanamo.

Sources The myth of Osiris was very important in ancient Egyptian religion and was popular among ordinary people.

What Obama was doing was a common enough practice in the United States (though one might expect better from an orator of his ability) it was not so in India, where such a technique is, indeed, regarded as reprehensible.

That is a radical change, not the mere tidying up exercise some suggest.

Nor has she been able to be active in Bangladesh.

And he described one of them as very common.

They are pretty common.

What kind of newspaperman are you? You believe every twobit rumor?

Sister Woman, not everybody makes as much noise about love as you do.

Such unions are common in Anglo Saxon countries.

In Mindanao, bakwit is a popular word.

These arrangements are common in France and in Spain.

In the developed world it is very uncommon.

This practice is widespread and grounded on outdated traditional norms.

This is a common occurrence.

Which is too bad because, of course, it's a very common and very traumatic experience.