Sentence examples for an accepted rule from inspiring English sources

Presumably certiorari was not granted in this case simply to review the evidence under an accepted rule of law.

But it is an accepted rule in Olympic voting, as it is in Olympic running, that it is often better to be chasing until the homestretch than leading.

The I.S.I. operates in a neighborhood of constantly shifting alliances, where double dealing is an accepted rule of the game, and the phenomenon is one that many in Washington still have problems accepting.

An accepted rule of thumb is that models with lower AIC and BIC are considered better-fitting.

Subject to any treaty or agreement to which the United States is or may be a party or to any accepted rule of international law, persons serving with, employed by, or accompanying the armed forces outside the United States and outside the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.

Mr Smith believes there is every chance that the development of the "new north" will be peaceful, thanks to habits of co-operation and an internationally accepted rule book for laying down rights to the seabed.

Thomas DM, Martin CK, Lettieri S, Bredlau C, Kaiser K, Church T et al. Can a weight loss of one pound a week be achieved with a 3500-kcal deficommentaryentary on a commonly accepted rule.

But how far do you go once you start running down a path that deviates from a generally accepted rule book?

It's a generally accepted rule in journalism that if you're involved in a newsworthy situation, you shouldn't cover it.

According to a generally accepted rule of thumb, consumers spend 3 to 5 cents from every $1 increase in wealth.

Careful symmetry was a generally accepted rule during the Renaissance, and in any classic building one can be sure to find a carefully balanced and symmetrical facade, just as most formal and classic interiors have rigidly balanced plans.