convention
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The Office for Budget Responsibility had planned to release its assessment of announcements on tax and spending after treasury chief Rachel Reeves had presented them to lawmakers Wednesday, in line with convention.
By convention, Lebanon’s president must be from the Maronite Church, part of the Catholic Church.
Jennifer Norris, an attorney at the Immigrant Defenders Law Center, said the government’s actions now effectively render withholding of removal and protection under the anti-torture convention meaningless.
From Los Angeles Times
As a reincarnated candidate, he trudged on for a few months before dropping out for good, having failed to secure a single convention delegate or win double-digit support in any contest.
From Los Angeles Times
A spiritualist, newspaper publisher and political activist, Woodhull defied social convention in nearly every aspect of her eventful life.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
