convention
Example Sentences
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Although Iran has never ratified the convention, "the transit passage regime is widely regarded as part of customary international law," Marco Roscini, international law professor at Westminster Law School, told AFP.
From Barron's
The Saiga antelope is an example of a species that has benefited from being listed under the convention.
From BBC
Cities, according to modern Western convention, are not lost: they grow or are destroyed.
It took courage to defy convention the way she did.
From Literature
Executives say Buffett, who infused his letters with his wit and personal anecdotes that often veered from the requisite review of Berkshire’s operations, elevated a dreary convention of corporate America and set a new standard.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
