Synonyms

pattern

Examples

"it is their practice to give annual raises" "they changed their dietary pattern"

Used in print

The grand_jury commented on a number of other topics , among them the Atlanta and Fulton_County purchasing_departments which it said `` are well operated and follow generally accepted practices which inure to the best interest of both governments '' .

The jury also commented on the Fulton ordinary 's court which has been under_fire for its practices in the appointment of appraisers , guardians and administrators and the awarding of fees and compensation .

The jury did not elaborate , but it added that `` there should be periodic surveillance of the pricing practices of the concessionaires for the purpose of keeping the prices reasonable '' .

A second and also good practice is to shear off the tops , leaving an inch high stub with just a leaf or two on each branch .

Like the recent Scheherazade from London ( High_Fidelity , Sept. 1961 ) , it is successful because emphasis has been placed on good musical and engineering practices rather_than on creating sensational effects .

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Synonyms

do exercise carry_out practise

Examples

: "practice law"

Used in print

Oneupmanship is practiced by both sides in a total war .

Yet nobody will question the necessity of all this and any reputable interior_designer does know all this and does practice it .

The charge : violation of the California Medical_Practices Act by practicing medicine without a license and selling misbranded drugs .

When authorities convicted him of practicing medicine without a license ( he got_off with a suspended sentence of three years because of his advanced age of 77 ) , one of his victims was not around to testify : He was dead of cancer .

Since writing was practiced in the Aegean before the end of the century , we may hope that the details of tradition will now be occasionally useful .

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Synonyms

drill practise exercise

Examples

"We drilled French verbs every day" "Pianists practice scales"

Used in print

A 208 - pound , 6 - foot 1 - inch senior from Stamford , Moritz practices nothing but place-kicking .

`` So I started practicing on it in spring_training .

Moritz said Monday his leg feels fine and , as a result , he hopes to start practicing field_goals this week .

Only when the newest Mr._America or Mr._Universe rediscovers them and puts them into practice are we reacquainted with them and once_again see how effective they really are .

The One_Leg_Lunge is a split and all lifters practice this in their regular workouts .

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learn exercise

Synonyms

exercise practice_session recitation drill

Examples

"practice makes perfect"

Used in print

All_of these activities are geared to a top priority communication_system , and practice tests have been held to assure that everything will work smoothly .

Related terms

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Synonyms

rehearse practise

Used in print

To practice new procedures under guided supervision and with constant feedback is the fourth step .

I let_up on the accelerator , only to gradually reach again the 60 m._p._h. which would , I hoped , overhaul Herry and the blonde , and as there were cars whose drivers apparently had something more important to catch than had I , Mrs._Major_Roebuck settled_down to practicing on Corporal_Johnson the kittenish wiles she would need when making her duty call on Colonel and Mrs. Somebody in Sante_Fe .

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Synonyms

praxis

Examples

"a hard theory to put into practice" "differences between theory and praxis of communism"

Used in print

As a word of caution , we should be aware that in actual practice no message is purely one of the four types , question , command , statement , or exclamation .

It will readily be seen that in this suggested network ( not materially different from some of the networks in_vogue today ) greater emphasis on monitoring is implied than is usually put into practice .

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implementation

Synonyms

use apply

Examples

"apply a principle" "practice a religion" "use care when going down the stairs" "use your common sense" "practice non-violent resistance"

Used in print

The `` fruitful course '' of metropolitanization that you recommend is currently practiced by the town of East_Greenwich and had its inception long before we learned what it was called .

`` I did not perceive this essential distinction either , First-Born '' , Hesperus said at_once , `` I was only practicing a concept that Jack taught me , called a deal '' .

Related terms

effect follow use use

Examples

"the practice of the law" "I took over his practice when he retired"

Used in print

He did this by the charming practice of buying_up used electric blankets for $ 5 to $ 10 from survivors of patients who had died , reconditioning them , and selling them at $ 185 each .

You could n't on_the_one_hand decry the arts and at_the_same_time practice them , could you ?

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Examples

: "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner"

Used in print

Scarcity of paper caused many Southerners to adopt the practice of cross writing , i._e. , after writing from left to right of the page in the usual manner , they gave the sheet a half turn and wrote from end to end across the lines previously written .

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