They had a block party, and as is the custom, a fire truck showed up to amuse the kids. |
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I instinctively started calling him Uncle, as is the custom for Asian elders. |
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You see elderly women dressed all in black, as is the custom among Egyptian widows. |
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And she refused to marry his younger brother as is the custom in her region. |
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All the boys were named Mohammed, as is the custom among his tribe, the Hausa. |
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He loved order and system as well as courtesy and deference due to superior officers, such as is the custom in the old world. |
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I went to my motherĂ¢Â¤?s place for my delivery as is the custom and my family did everything they could to make me comfortable. |
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Nor can it be used to attend a memorial held some time after a person's death, as is the custom in certain Aboriginal and other cultures. |
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As they came down they neared a grave, where some pious friend or relative had laid a wreath of immortelles, and put a bell glass over it, as is the custom. |
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They paid the land owner for the fossil and got it out of the ground in days, and as is the custom, they named the dinosaur for its discoverer, Sue. |
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We climbed steeply over dark rocks to two high passes and, as is the custom, placed white stones on their cairns to ask for good luck and strength. |
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With his kolanuts package, as is the custom, and accompanied by his host, the facilitator goes to visit the Imam and tells him his problem. |
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And also as is the custom, Summerlea's choir and a couple of friends made beautiful music. |
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It is possible for a country to adopt a more specific rule on the personal contribution, such as requiring a minimum amount from each member, as is the custom in some countries. |
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We brought his body back to his house in the village, as is the custom. |
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The first is to alter the value of the constant dollar, as is the custom when a new Medium-Term Strategy is adopted, so as to bring it closer to the real dollar rate. |
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As is the custom with visiting luminaries, he was asked to give advice about other problematic patients. |
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As is the custom in Indian vernacular architecture, Barefoot College courtyards are highly decorated at ground level. |
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As is the custom at the Star Tribune, the editorial was long on invective and short on facts. |
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