par for the course

Problems setting up the printer, fetching updates, and widely publicized issues with KDE were all par for the course.

didn't turn up to help as he promised, but that's par for the course with him when there's work to be done.

When shopping two days before Christmas , there's bound to be large crowds . It's par for the course.

Some of the complaints are just par for the course with any new product launch, as Apple's experiences with its iPhone 3G show.

These triumphs may be par for the course; after all, the government is as unpopular as incumbents in dismal economic times tend to be.

Hanging semi-naked halfway off an unmade bed is probably all par for the course for a rock star's offspring.

Adventure activities are par for the course, including rafting, hiking and cycling as well as canoe trails.

For companies already focused directly on grid computing, integrating diverse machines for computation is par for the course.

As weird as it all sounds, anomalies are par for the course in physics.

'Intellectual-property battles are par for the course in the wireless industry, ' said Daniel Hays, who works for consulting firm PRTM.

In fact, that's been par for the course for this piece of malware which has been attacking social networks since July 2008.

As par for the course for the 911, the next-generation will strong resemble the current car.

Bringing a smile to someone's face is just par for the course for you.

Title inflation clearly does violence to the language. But isn't that par for the course in the corporate world?

be (about) par for the course disapproving Starting early and working long hours is par for the course in this job.

It was a par for the course that he failed in the final exam.

Cutting deals with whimsical governments is par for the course for oil companies.

And what happens if you think that hatred is par for the course?

Mistakes are par for the course, he notes, but if you work hard then you'll learn from them.

As to alterations, I have never seen a bridesmaid's dress that fit "off the rack" . Alternations are par for the course.

Answering phones while driving or in meetings is par for the course.

This all might look terrifying, but in reality it is pretty much par for the course.

Par for the course in policy matters, you may say.

Such high spending is par for the course here.

Falling, after all, is par for the course.

My daughter achieved 600 on the TOEFL score, which is par for the course at the New Oriental School.

Anyway, all par for the course when you own a house, I guess. I think I am going to hire an interior decorator to look the place over.

From the "pro-democracy" lobby, this is par for the course.

This is par for the course in the mutual-fund industry.

That is par for the course in modern politics.

My brother is very clumsy so it was par for the course when he bumped into the table and broke the vase.

Anyway, all are par for the course when you own a house, I guess.

Anyway, all par for the course when you own a house, I guess.