as a matter of course

And that’s how the pardon power operated in early American history: Prosecutors and judges routinely recommended clemency in unjust cases, which presidents granted as a matter of course.

Mr Latief added patients who had partial mastectomies should follow up with radiotherapy as a matter of course.

The Republican candidate lies as a matter of course; that ABC News moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis actually called him on it — no, Democrats are not aborting babies after they are born; no, Haitian immigrants are not eating people’s cats and dogs — is one reason he got flustered and flopped on prime-time television.

The council said six bins were provided as a matter of course - paper, plastics, cans, glass, cardboard and food - alongside non-recyclable waste.

The Israelis don’t need the aid as a matter of course, though Washington might continue to provide it in some form in times of crisis.