Sentence examples for to rule to from inspiring English sources

But for the army to rule, to step in, to put its friends on the scene, that would be a very dangerous possibility".

The conservatism of Confucianism, and its cultivation of the moral character necessary to rule, to administer and to follow, won the favour of the Chinese state.

He told me that the "most fundamental reason" for his own patience, during eight years as England's Primate, remains a reluctance to rule — "to invent powers I don't have" is how he put it.

As the weakness of Rome's neighbours became apparent, the Romans began to believe in their mission to rule, "to spare the conquered and war down the proud," as their greatest poet, Virgil, put it.

That's what you want us to rule?" To Mr. Boyd's assertion that the district had no serious drug problem, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy told him: "It seems to me that if a school district is better than other districts, with less drug use, they're entitled to keep it that way.

But such memories also helped bolster the 27-year-old Colonel Gaddafi when he accused the king of selling out to latter-day imperialism, toppled him in a coup and set up the republic that he continues to rule to this day.

Such surges lead to rules to reduce congestion.

States are not bound to rules to which they do not agree.

Earlier this month the Treasury revealed it was making a key change to rules to increase the accountability of top managers.

The exception, however, is subject to rules to be issued by the F.C.C. outlining protections for consumers.

To use a computer well requires strict adherence to rules, to manuals, to someone else's programming.