No written law has ever been more binding than unwritten custom supported by popular opinion. From LearnThat.org. [Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947).]
I have given this tailor my custom for many years. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
This custom is almost universal, even to the present day. From Wordnik.com. [Hawaii's Story, by Hawaii's Queen] Reference
Just because the custom is also very much built-in to human behavior, so what?. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » A Better Question] Reference
The custom is so ancient that no one takes offence. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of an Arabian Princess] Reference
The phrase custom and practice was much used in court. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the Earth]
And the picturesque and harmless custom is fast dying out. From Wordnik.com. [High Albania] Reference
Katamari Damacy shoes -- true love in custom paintjob form. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
The same custom is used to distinguish members of a family. From Wordnik.com. [Fir-Flower Tablets: Poems Translated From the Chinese] Reference
The same custom is more darkly insinuated by Mela, l.iii. c. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
It struts around in custom tailored suits and alligator shoes. From Wordnik.com. [Alemayehu G. Mariam: The Ghost and the Spirit] Reference
Variations in custom and culture enrich us all – to a point. From Wordnik.com. [should you have to hide the real you to be accepted – muslim | My[confined]Space] Reference
Hand-crafted wheels in custom colors and unusual spoke lacings. From Wordnik.com. [DesignPhiladelphia – Day 4 « DESIGNPHILADELPHIA] Reference
This custom comes from the Aztecs who used paper banners in rituals. From Wordnik.com. [Los Dias de los Muertos (the Days of the Dead)] Reference
Katamari Damacy shoes -- true love in custom paintjob form - Boing. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
So I think were seeing the beginning of a sea change in custom and habit. From Wordnik.com. [Whither The Live-Sports Fan?] Reference
They have cradled you in custom, they have primed you with their preaching. From Wordnik.com. [Our Debt to Northern Ontario] Reference
The custom is traditional, and predates the Victorian era by quite sometime. From Wordnik.com. [Quick Hit: Waiter Weirdness - Feministing] Reference
Steeped in custom, the Budayeen is as much a character as anyone in the book. From Wordnik.com. [REVIEW: When Gravity Fails by George Alec Effinger] Reference
In certain parts of Wales this custom is called dwr newy (literally, new water). From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-01-01] Reference
Note: This custom is of still earlier date, the Romans had borrowed it from Greece. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
Unlike the US, I've noticed that most window business 'deal in custom window sizes. From Wordnik.com. [Custom made windows in Guadalajara or Colima?] Reference
That there are advantages in this custom from the Chinese point of view, I have no doubt. From Wordnik.com. [Court Life in China] Reference
We are driving our cost and increasing our competitiveness on near term custom opportunity. From Wordnik.com. [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference
Whenever a loved pig died its owners were in custom bound to go out and kill somebody, anybody. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 3] Reference
The Lorna Shelf is a wall-mounted, lacquered shelf that is available in custom sizes and colors. From Wordnik.com. [Allen Corner Bookcase] Reference
They also provide a white label custom player service as well, which we reviewed back in February. From Wordnik.com. [PSP3D.com - Sony PlayStation Portable News, Homebrew, Hacks, Reviews, Videos, Mods, Forums] Reference
When you call your custom notification function, are you passing a pointer to the notifying object?. From Wordnik.com. [All Discussion Groups: Message List - root] Reference
When you call a custom motorcycle Salt Flat you better off making it look like it could race in Utah. From Wordnik.com. [Cyril Huze Blog] Reference
For this they have been charged with “want of imagination”; but the custom is strictly classical. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
This indelicate custom is very frequently mentioned in the epigrams of Martial, and the satires of Juvenal. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
It does happen that custom is the manifestation of common sense and that it speaks the language of right reason. From Wordnik.com. [Foundations for Peace] Reference
You can't run an online business by taking checks or money orders; lost business and long term custom will be the result. From Wordnik.com. [We Blog A Lot] Reference
In Maltsia e madhe this custom is now extinct; but in Dukaghini and Pulati, in spite of all the priests, it is quite common. From Wordnik.com. [High Albania] Reference
The idea is that providers get your long-term custom in return for a few pounds upfront, but are these deals worth the money?. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
"Their custom is simply to guard their homeland as they've always seen it, including the separation of women in the public sphere.". From Wordnik.com. [Taliban Should Work With U.S., Scott Atran Says: Author On 'Morning Joe' Talks Afghanistan Conflict (VIDEO)] Reference
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