custom

01. It's so interesting to live in a different country where you can learn the [customs] of another culture.

02. The [custom] of putting up a Christmas tree has become popular in Japan.

03. It was always Uncle Ernesto's [custom] to serve beer before dinner, wine with dinner, and cognac after dinner.

04. It is [customary] to bring a bottle of wine when you are invited somewhere for supper.

05. In Japan, it is [customary] to give a present at the end of the year to those who have helped you.

06. In the second stage of culture shock, people often find the [customs] of the new country to be strange and unpleasant.

07. Two men were arrested by [customs] officers at the border today for trying to bring in illegal drugs.

08. The [custom] of shaking hands was imported to many African countries by the British.

09. For a time, it was the [custom] to use eggs as a form of money in France.

10. You have to make out a [customs] declaration when you cross the border.

11. Love matches are not a part of marriage [customs] in the Persian Gulf state of Bahrain.

12. In Taiwan, some Western [customs] have mixed with the Chinese culture.

13. In Samoa, it is [customary] to spill a few drops before drinking kava, the national beverage.

14. A small group of elderly tourists got off the bus, and lined up at the [customs] office.

15. An English proverb suggests that [custom] is the guide of the ignorant.

16. A Hebrew proverb notes that [customs] are stronger than laws.

17. The Chinese [custom] of binding feet to make them smaller ceased in the twentieth century.

18. In Japan, up until recently, marriages were [customarily] arranged by a special matchmaker.

19. The old man took his [customary] place at the head of the table.

20. He paid a lot of money to [customize] his car, with a special engine and a sporty paint job.

21. Our telephone plan lets you [customize] your service with only the features that you require.

22. It took us about an hour to get through [customs] at the airport when we got home from our holidays.

23. The [customs] officers searched our bags quite thoroughly when we got off the cruise ship.

24. We had to pay [customs] on the clothes we bought because we were well over our allowed limit.

25. [Customs] officers discovered a huge shipment of cocaine at the Rotterdam port today.

26. When you get to [customs], you'll have to fill out a declaration for anything you bring back from abroad.

27. A Slovak proverb states that [custom] and law are sisters.

28. A Zulu proverb advises that one should follow the [customs] or flee the country.

29. David Hume once remarked that [custom] is the great guide of human life.