Sentence examples for have been the rules from inspiring English sources

No, but from time immemorial those have been the rules.

Weak county governments have been the rule in Delaware.

In stadium seats, high spirits have been the rule.

But these serious crimes have been the rule rather than the exception in the Colombian conflict.

Copying and imitating have been the rule for most of the history of human civilization.

In fact, change seems to have been the rule throughout all of the Earth's past.

"That probably should have been the rule from the very beginning," he said.

Tournament withdrawals have been the rule in the past 14 months for Serena Williams.

Unfortunately for ticket holders, these Labor Day blowouts have been the rule, not the exception, at the 2012 United States Open.

Those captures have been the exception, and drone strikes and other lethal attacks have been the rule.

Arguably, too big to fail might not have been the rule, and bailouts might not have been necessary.