As he says himself, in his prologue. Nothing so vague as the title and prologue. At first they are the customs of Paris, Orleans, and the court of Barony; then they are the customs of all the lay courts of the kingdom, and of the provostships of France; at length, they are the customs of the whole kingdom, Anjou, and the court of Barony. Institutions, ii. 15,
287. See Du Tillet on the court of peers. See also Laroche, Flavin, Budeus and Paulus ?milius, i. Other causes were decided by the ordinary tribunals.英文原著 · 《The Spirit of Laws》
There were othcr hopeful signs. Whenever Clayton spoke of his friends, she always listened eagerly, and asked innumerable questions about them. If his attention was caught by any queer custom or phrase of the mountain dialect, she was quick to ask in return how he would say the same thing, and what the custom was in the settlemints." She even made feeble attempts to model her own speech after his.英文原著 · 《A Mountain Europa》
"Among the natives," he explained, painstakingly picking each word, "what you call 'atrocities' are customs of warfare, forms of punishment. When they go to war they EXPECT to be tortured; they KNOW, if they're killed, they'll be eaten. The white man comes here and finds these customs have existed for centuries. He adopts them, because--"英文原著 · 《A Question of Latitude》
She was entreated to tell another, but smilingly shook her head. Now that her shyness had worn off to some extent she took great interest in the jest and the general conversation. Zane's fine old wine flowed like water. The custom was to fill a guest's cup as soon as it was empty. Drinking much was rather encouraged than otherwise. But Col. Zane never allowed this custom to go too far in his house. "Friends, the hour grows late," he said.英文原著 · 《Betty Zane》
He was late, and save for a group of his countrymen, who with the customs officials were having troubles of their own, the customs shed was all but deserted. Billy saw his freight cleared and was going away when one of those in trouble signalled for assistance.英文原著 · 《Billy and the Big Stick》
Laws and customs are frequently to be met with in the United States which contrast strongly with all that surrounds them. These laws seem to be drawn up in a spirit contrary to the prevailing tenor of the American legislation; and these customs are no less opposed to the tone of society. If the English colonies had been founded in an age of darkness, or if their origin was already lost in the lapse of years, the problem would be insoluble.英文原著 · 《Democracy In America-1》
Well, if you're not going to go out and get the customers, then I'll have to bring the customers to you.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
Who knows better what the customers' need than the people who actually deal with the customers every single day?美剧 · 《Sillicon Valley》
I once spent two-and-a-half hours on hold With Hewlett-Packard customer service Just to complain about their customer service.美剧 · 《The Big Bang Theory》