Sentence examples for main rule are from inspiring English sources

But particularized exceptions to the main rule are sometimes warranted based on 'special needs, beyond the normal need for law enforcement.'.

"The main rule is that the law can be broken".

The main rule is that finger food should be designed to be eaten with the fingers.

The main rule is to follow bicycle traffic, which proceeds counter-clockwise around the Park.

My main rule is that if there is no point to the rule then we won't have a rule.

The main rule is that pilots must "see and avoid" each other, which in this case clearly was not enough.

Mr. Gleick's main rule is that the subject matter can't have anything to do with his schoolwork.

Philip Pullman My main rule is to say no to things like this, which tempt me away from my proper work.

Furthermore, assets which have a certain personal, sentimental value to a foreigner will not, as a main rule, be seized unless they have [considerable] value".

But the main rule is that the president never admits that he can implement his agenda only by persuading others to go along with it.

So the main rule is the pranks must be fun, but never mean-spirited.