Sentence examples for rule measures from inspiring English sources

Under this rule, measures cannot be included in the Senate reconciliation package if they do not have revenues or entitlement components or if such components are "merely incidental" to a broader policy question.

Under Justinian's rule, measures were taken to counter corruption in the provinces and to make tax collection more efficient.

Follow the Canadian rule: measure salmon at thickest point and cook 8 minutes to the inch.

They do not, as a rule, measure creativity, music and artistic ability, ethics, human relationships or independent thinking.

You're a meticulous planner who lives by the old tailor's rule "measure twice, cut once".

Cover and cook over medium heat, following the Canadian rule: Measure fish at thickest point and cook it 10 minutes to the inch.

The earliest individual church law was called a canon (Greek kanōn, "rule, measure, standard"), and the canons came to be referred to as canon law.

Ever since U.S. general Henry M. Robert published Robert's Rules of Order in 1876, groups have relied on the principle of majority rule, measured with a simple yea or nay vote at the end of the negotiation process.

The agency estimates that the economic benefits of the rule – measured in avoided asthma attacks, heart attacks, missed school and work days and premature deaths – would significantly outweigh the costs.

Remember the craftsman's rule: Measure twice, cut once.

The Flight Attendant's Union (FAU) said it may implement work-to-rule measures to begin with, which could limit the services offered to passengers.