The men's armor and weapons were not buried with them as was the normal custom.

Inside, the layout of the temple follows normal Jewish customs, with the altar facing east.

But this is probably because such retirement arrangements died out before formalizing them became the normal custom, rather than because they were never common.

This declaration of loyalty transcends social class and normal customs.

In some areas it was the normal custom for a husband or wife to suicide when their partner died.

Her brow furrowing in confusion, she asked, "Is that the normal custom when there's no patriarch to take possession?"

The only reason for the weapon was the normal custom of his trade; he expected no difficulty whatsoever.

It was, a Vatican spokesman insisted, a normal custom that emphasized "the purely pastoral nature" of the visit.

"It's a normal custom with us, Toranaga-sama," he said again.

I assure you, sir, it is the normal custom for people like yourself.