Sentence examples for almost a rule from inspiring English sources

Now it's almost a rule of commerce.

"Lose The Parents, by any means necessary": it's almost a rule of children's writing.

It is almost a rule of thumb that television consumes about half a candidate's budget -- from the presidency on down.

It's almost a rule of young American life that whatever you are doing, you must claim that it is for the love of it.

Finally, while substitution of the past participle passive form for the finite verb in the past tense is quite frequent in the Prakrits, it has become almost a rule in Apabhramsha.

You can help by reassuring her that "age-related memory loss" such as this is very common in older people - in fact, it's almost a rule - and that there are many techniques that can help.

Almost as a rule, Glaeser is skeptical of the lack-of-land argument.

Almost as a rule, jazz musicians travel more widely than their audiences.

The few new oil fields that have been found recently have gone, almost as a rule, to Russian companies.

"Almost as a rule, as the rates stand right now, the less equity you're putting down, the better the F.H.A. deal becomes".

As Carberry said: "Iowans almost have a rule that they want to go see a candidate speak about three times, shake hands, look 'em in the eye and ask them a question".