as a matter of course

Strictly producers have a back-up plan in place if needed, but a spokesman for the programme tells us they do that every year as a matter of course.

Unlike the PET file, Downing Street would not receive the results of such a process as a matter of course, even in an extremely high-profile appointment.

It’s so rare because failure — by pitchers as well as batters — is expected as a matter of course.

GMP said "as a matter of course" it had been in contact with Counter Terrorism Policing North West who had "offered advice" on some of the materials seized.

The DNC's contracts typically expire after each two-year election cycle, but many of them are then renewed as a matter of course; some consultants have even been on the DNC payroll since former President Barack Obama's first term.