But the hospital put him on a waiting list, a common stalling tactic used at the time.

The most common tactic - throughout the region and the country - has been that old favorite, guilt by association.

The most common tactic, according to the study, is to respond slowly to an analyst's questions.

But labor experts also say the case opens a window onto some common tactics.

Although this is nowadays a common tactic, it was a relatively new idea at the time.

But other common tactics backfire or work poorly at best.

Such tactics, common in the early days of China's strict population control policies 25 years ago, are now illegal.

This would become a common tactic as the war continued, but caught many units by surprise that spring.

They were lying, a common - and legal - tactic.

Torture was a common tactic, and occurring on a large scale.