But almost none would comment publicly because of the league's practice of fining those who openly criticize its decisions.

It details how his father, exiled to Canada because of his practice of polygamy, was a fading presence in the life of his son.

But it's the publishers who have been caught with their pants down because of their practice of overproducing too many books.

It gained a following among a growing business and leisure travel market because of its practice of renting cars from offices outside of airports.

In this regard the Colorado Chautauqua was a year or two behind the times because of its practice of scheduling second-run movies.

All the different parties participated in the destruction, but Hekmatyar's group was responsible for most of the damage, because of his practice of deliberately targeting civilian areas.

She had a fair idea how to do this, because of her practice in learning the human form as a unicorn.

It is the only Olympic sport whose international federation still recognizes South Africa, which was banned from the movement because of its practice of racial separatism.

He was also referred to as "The Jumping General", because of his practice of taking part in combat drops with the paratroopers whom he commanded.

Once, he and Snoopy stopped speaking to each other because of Snoopy's practice of reading War and Peace one word per day.