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Example sentences for "good practice"

  • I went to the old Exchange Hotel in State street, and very soon acquired a good practice.

  • And when I went to Newark, I went only as I supposed, to see a single patient; but Captain Brown prevailed upon me to stay to take care of his daughter, and assured me that he and his friends would secure me a good practice.

  • I was in good practice with as many patients as I could attend to; she had a good home and we settled down to be very happy.

  • Form of closet not now used in good practice.

  • Types of lavatory plumbing not now used in good practice.

  • It does, however, describe at least one representative piece of each type of household apparatus that is used in good practice.

  • When a rod or shaft must be turned cylindrical or to the same diameter throughout its entire length, it is good practice to test the alignment of the centers, before inserting the work.

  • To prevent any change of position, it is good practice, especially when roughing, to clamp the tool square with the surface being turned, or in other words, at right angles to its direction of movement.

  • These lines, however, may not be absolutely correct, and it is good practice to test the alignment of the centers before beginning to turn.

  • In common-battery offices serving a few hundred lines, and where the commercial supply is alternating current, it is good practice to transform it into direct-battery charging current by means of a mercury-arc rectifier.

  • Before sweeping the carpet, it is a good practice to sprinkle it all over with tea-leaves, which not only lay all dust, but give a slightly fragrant smell to the room.

  • If the family retire to the drawing-room, or any other room, it is a good practice to throw up the sash to admit fresh air and ventilate the room.

  • When boots come in very muddy, it is a good practice to wash off the mud, and wipe them dry with a sponge; then leave them to dry very gradually on their sides, taking care they are not placed near the fire, or scorched.

  • Sowing pieces of sod is good practice when it is difficult to secure a catch from seed.

  • It is a good practice to mulch the plantation each fall with light manure, leaf mold, or other material.

  • Good practice requires a light for every 400 square feet or so.

  • The shutter is a great convenience when in proper order and has probably prevented many fires; but it is good practice to consider it as entirely absent and not get into the habit of relying upon it.

  • In many theaters gas is used for emergency and exit lighting and in many respects this seems to be a good practice.

  • Indeed, it is good practice to begin to give nourishment occasionally by the bowel before it becomes absolutely necessary, so as to accustom the part and the patient to the manipulation.

  • If the pus reaccumulates, it is good practice to inject the cavity with tincture or compound solution of iodine after the pus is drawn off, provided the dimensions of the abscess are not too great.

  • It would be good practice to distend the sac after discharge of pus by injecting into it a solution of carbolic acid.

  • It is good practice to leave a three-feet space between every two rows for necessary traffic.

  • It is good practice to raise the plants in pots, and have them strong enough to plant out as soon as the newly-made beds have settled down to a steady temperature of about 80°, but below 70° will be unsafe.

  • The setting out of a new strawberry bed every spring is good practice; and it is altogether advisable for farmers to occasionally introduce new varieties of strawberries on their farms, to replace old or enfeebled sorts.

  • It is good practice to sow tomato seed in the open ground, say about middle of May, and again somewhat later.

  • They were chiefly inhabited by solicitors in good practice, and retired army men who had private means of their own.

  • But there is every reasonable hope, as Marcus says, if he keeps his health, that in a year or two he may have a good practice.

  • If I were in good practice I should just throw up the case.

  • Most flocks are turned into the pasture before yeaning time, and the ewe is then left to nature, which is a good practice, if she is healthy and the weather good.

  • A good practice is to lead the sheep into the water and saturate the fleece, after which they are taken ashore.

  • Some prefer an extensive range of rich feed, which is unchanged throughout the season; and when it is not necessary to divide the pasture with the other animals, this is a good practice.

  • A good practice is to break a sod for corn, harrowing and rolling once, and then to put on the lime.

  • It is good practice to plow down a heavy coat of manure for corn and then to replow the land for alfalfa the next season.

  • Lime should never be mixed with manure in the open air, but it is good practice to plow manure down, and then to use lime as indicated above, if needed.

  • It is a good practice to use the early summer in making conditions better for an August seeding, if the land has fallen below a profitable state of productiveness.

  • If dry weather follows at this season of the year, a good practice is, immediately preceding the planting of the crop, to run a heavy land roller over the area, particularly if the planting is done with an ordinary grain drill.

  • In this connection, one must not permit himself to be unduly influenced by the prejudices or hobbies of the neighboring operators or their employes if there is reason to suppose that such notions are contrary to good practice.

  • If the topography is such that an adit can be driven into or beneath an ore body and thus expose it from a low elevation, the temptation is strong and along lines of good practice to do so.

  • It is rarely a good practice in ordinary lower-case composition in paragraph form.

  • Benzine and other type washes are often used with a brush, but this is not a good practice.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "good practice" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    good action; good citizen; good confession; good deal; good engineer; good fellowship; good game; good influence; good knights; good lack; good living; good looking; good lords; good lump; good meal; good morals; good neighbour; good reason; good sailor; good service; good state; good times; good town; good wishes; good youth; goodness knows