a matter of habit , auch: a question of habit

He had been thinking that as a matter of habit.

Sleep is very much a matter of habit or routine.

Once the routine has developed, it becomes a matter of habit.

It was a matter of habit and safety, sticking to what I knew.

As a matter of habit, he started upstairs toward the shower.

Training was a matter of habit to both men.

The double-check was more a matter of habit than anything else.

I settled my cloak over it, as a matter of habit.

Exclusion can too easily be automatic, a matter of habit.

He did a little zigzagging as a matter of habit, and kept to an easy speed, through policy.

As a matter of habit, he set the fedora at an angle.

I did shield the saddlebags, just as a matter of habit.

She turned on her minivid and started recording as a matter of habit.

That was a matter of habit, a practiced system.

Whether you pick them up and treat them as problems is a matter of habit.

Walking rather than riding was now nothing more than a matter of habit.

As a matter of habit, he turned toward his car, then paused, balancing himself on the garden gate.

"We're early," she murmured, scanning the street as a matter of habit.

He noticed her jewelry first, of course, a matter of habit.

Their TV sets don't work, and they steal from each other as a matter of habit.

Using it should become a matter of habit.

I think it is a matter of habit.

Eating is also a matter of habit and social activity and may have cultural or religious significance.

Mr. Morgenthau said it seemed to be a matter of habit, not need.

Claggett looked at the chart, mainly as a matter of habit to see that the water was deep.