In practice, British English today tends to use -ise, while Americans write -ize.

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While arguing that the system of vocational qualifications was "complex and opaque", Professor Wolf said that in practice "good levels of English and mathematics continue to be the most generally useful and valuable vocational skills on offer".

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MPs vote on English matters, might in practice produce rival parliamentary majorities, deadlock and chaos.

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This practice seems to have been brought to England by the Normans, and remained part of English law for centuries, although in practice it was gradually replaced by the slower but slightly less violent jury system.

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He gained first place in English law exams and built up a law practice in the north of the country.

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It is unclear when parts of Asia and Asia Minor began using immunotherapy to prevent smallpox deaths, but in the early 18th century, Lady Mary Worthley Montagu, an English aristocrat stationed in Istanbul, made note of the practice and brought it back to England.

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One was a young boy, 14 years old, he is in school, and his name is Rami(ph) and he wanted to practice his English with me.

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Fearful of the effect of a chilly English spring on inexperienced players, the management arranged for the team to arrive for practice in England before any of the other 11 squads in the tournament.

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