Sentence examples for became a rule from inspiring English sources

Like not splitting the infinitive, this became a "rule" when taught by grammarians influenced by Latin.

I resolved to top it the next year, and that became a rule: ever bigger, ever better.

Originally all sprinters started from a standing position, but in the 1880s the crouch start was invented, and it became a rule that sprinters must start with both feet and both hands on the track.

And when in 1910 he was invited to join the "adventure" of the Nouvelle revue française (Nrf), it was an example of what became a rule, letting his friends "guide his life".

The use of force has become a rule, not an exception.

But if becomes a rule, events like this week's Coaches vs. Cancer Ikon Classic will be endangered.

The proposal has not become a rule, and G.M. disputes the idea that the lamps cause glare.

If they vote to recommend the rule change at that time, and it is subsequently approved by the N.H.L. Players Associationn and the board of governors, the soonest it can become a rule is at the start of the 2013-14 N.H.L. season.

Once it is formally released, the proposed classification change will be the subject of four months of public comment -- twice the required length -- and eight months of internal discussions and possible changes before it becomes a rule.

Native advertising, or ads that match the form and function of a particular website, e.g. they look and act a lot like the regular story placements on a site like CNN or Business Insider, has become a rule rather than the exception on a wide variety of independent content sites.

It has become a rule of property, and to disturb it now would be fraught with many injurious results.