Sentence examples for historical rule from inspiring English sources

Might it defy the historical rule and last forever?

To the Editor: Why do regimes so often ignore the historical rule that cruel repression virtually always ends up further radicalizing an opposition?

This new insight shows that sharp downturns are not exceptions to the historical rule, but rather extreme instances of what occurs all the time.

A group of around 30 members at Muirfield in East Lothian wrote to fellow members ahead of a postal ballot on whether to end the historical rule, the result of which is expected on Thursday.

It also helps see past historical rule changes like the height of the pitcher's mound and the size of the strike zone; such tweaks drastically alter the number of hits, walks and runs games feature, but they have much less effect on the distance that struck balls travel.

Helene Cooper says that the historical rule has been to talk with adversaries, and presidents who came into office proclaiming absolutes on foreign relations "end up leaving office having used everything from secret talks and back-channel negotiations to full-fledged meetings".

We're not burdened by historical rules that a lot of older cultures, like in Europe, have.

The surest of historical rules of thumb implies that 20 years from now, China's economy, measured by market exchange rates, will probably still be smaller than America's (see chart).

"They were a good deal when the average price-earnings ratio for stocks was thirteen or fourteen, but now, except at the very bottoms of recent swings, it's been over twenty, which means that historical rules probably don't apply anymore.

The historical rule-of-thumb when considering structures or subassemblies equivalent to steel is that the weight can be approximately halved but the cost is doubled.

This helps preserve valuable historical rules for when they are needed.