Okay, the dual peck on the cheeks was a French custom, but she never greeted him like that.

The French custom was that medals, not miniatures, were worn.

The French custom - for the parents to decide the children's fate - was not accepted, and was even condemned.

Once more, Ridge is following European, and particularly French, custom.

Is that a French custom; is it a law of the human heart?

The French customs are para-military and have less problem in this respect.

He would have to clear through the French customs and perhaps go through other formalities.

The French custom of burying the dead in the ballast must have been particularly unfortunate.

I was able to worm out a manifest through French customs.

Following French custom, many businesses close at midday, then reopen later in the afternoon.