Sentence examples for the great rules from inspiring English sources

He possessed the gift of contracting "the great rules of life into short sentences".

One of the great rules of life is to never go back, a maxim Billy Crystal should probably have considered before agreeing to host last night's excruciatingly slow-moving Oscars ceremony.

Brogan, when asked whether his paper had paid for the story, said : "One of the great rules of journalism is that you don't ­discuss your sources, so long as you ­establish the information is reliable and in the public interest".

"One of the great rules of journalism is that you don't discuss your sources, so long as you establish the information is reliable and in the public interest," said Benedict Brogan, assistant editor of The Daily Telegraph, in an e-mailed statement.

Under the Saxon bishops and Alfred the Great (ruled 871 899), Winchester became a centre of learning.

Young male clerk (trying to conceal a smile): Yeah, that's the great rule of thumb.

The great rule of thumb with them is if you can hear them guffawing like donkeys in the background.

The city lost its eminence once again when ʿAbbās I (the Great; ruled 1588 1629) transferred the government to Eṣfahān in 1598.

The second son of Constantine the Great (ruled 306 337), he was given the title of caesar by his father on March 1, 317.

Grandson of Peter I the Great (ruled 1682 1725), Peter II was named heir to the Russian throne by Catherine I (ruled 1725 27) and was crowned at the age of 11 (May 18 [May 7, Old Style], 1727).

July 30 , 1654 November 8 1714 Boris Alekseyevich Golitsyn, (born July 30 [July 20, old style], 1654 died Nov. 8 [Oct. 28, O.S.], 1714) Russian statesman who played a major role during the early years of the reign of Peter I the Great (ruled 1682 1725).