Sentence examples for rule formerly from inspiring English sources

Rule, formerly CEO at Hull FC, continued: "Without it, I don't think the club would be in existence.

Having spent decades under communist rule, formerly communist countries are ready to cast off Marxist policies that stifle economic growth like the progressive income tax.

Another notable rule, formerly known as the LeBron James rule and currently known as the Bill Belichick rule is "don't be a douchebag".

During the season, active roster sizes in the CFL are 46 and game day rosters number 42, at least 20 of whom must be Canadian in accordance with the league's "national player" rule (formerly called the "non-import" rule prior to 2014).

Teams of three yachts rated at 25 to 70 feet (8 to 21 m) by RORC rules (formerly 30 to 60 feet [9 to 18 m] waterline length) represent each nation in six races (five until 1987) off the southern coast of England, culminating in the 605-mile (975-kilometre) Fastnet Cup Race.

Nepotism rules formerly forbade spouses from holding faculty posts in the same department or even the same university.

We knew the FCC could go one of two ways with its decision: the agency could endorse comparable time for candidates' supporters under Section 315a of the federal law, or it could take the easy way out and say the Zapple Doctrine was thrown out along with the Fairness Doctrine -- a set of rules formerly used by the FCC to help interpret and enforce the Communications Act.

The junta that rules Myanmar, formerly Burma, has been bombarded in recent weeks by criticism from the United Nations, human rights groups and Thailand.

Under a new Constitution adopted in 2008, the military that has ruled Myanmar, formerly Burma, since 1962 is preparing to replace itself with a civilian government that includes a 440-member House of Representatives.

That group is named for an uprising in 1988, set off partly by an increase in the price of rice, that led to the killings of hundreds of people and the emergence of the junta that now rules Myanmar, formerly Burma.

The election set for next year will for the first time put a civilian face on the military leadership that has ruled Myanmar, formerly Burma, since a coup in 1962 while also ensuring the continued dominance of the military in politics and power.