1. There is no rule without an exception. 

2. There's an exception to every rule. 

3. The exception which proves the rule. 

4. There is no general rule without some exception. 

5. No rule without an exception.

6. The exception proves the rule.

7. The tyrant dies and his rule ends, the martyr dies and his rule begins. 

8. I sometimes wonder whether the greater rule of all is --- to know how to please. 

9. Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law. 

10. It is the general rule, that all superior men inherit the elements ofsuperiority from their mother. 

11. Once is no rule.

12. But this does not rule out unofficial discussions.

13. This rule allows of no exceptions.

14. The rule is still in effect.

15. When you have finished an exercise, rule off.

16. The Queen reigns but does not rule.

17. You must measure the length by rule and line.

18. This rule is not applicable to young persons.

19. Tunisia achieved independence from French colonial rule in 1956.

20. The court will rule on the matter.

21. At that time,Rome subjected all Italy to her rule.

22. Though his kingship was challenged, he continued to rule de facto.

23. The people revolted against foreign rule and established their own government.

24. Rule out neatly any words which you don't wish the examiner to read.

25. It's the rule of life that everything you have always wanted comes the very second you stop looking for it.http://

26. I would break every rule I had just to see you be happy.

27. It's not likely to happen but I wouldn't rule out the possibility.

28. The game had a single inviolable rule: obstacles were to be overcome, not circumvented.

29. Great men are the guide posts and landmarks in the state;are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule the world. 

30. The Council has set out a timetable for returning to civilian rule.

1. But this does not rule out unofficial discussions.

2. This rule allows of no exceptions.

3. The Queen reigns but does not rule.

4. This rule is not applicable to young persons.

5. Tunisia achieved independence from French colonial rule in 1956.

6. The people revolted against foreign rule and established their own government.

7. Rule out neatly any words which you don't wish the examiner to read.

8. The Council has set out a timetable for returning to civilian rule.

9. It's not likely to happen but I wouldn't rule out the possibility.

10. The game had a single inviolable rule: obstacles were to be overcome, not circumvented.

11. Senior officers could be considering a coup to restore authoritarian rule.

12. Hanson's golden rule is to add value to whatever business he buys.

13. Under the rule of Britain, the prosperity of the island increased considerably.

14. He refused to rule out the possibility of a tax increase.

15. Unintelligible legislation is the negation of the rule of law and of parliamentary democracy.

16. This rule does not allow of more than one interpretation.

17. Infringement of this regulation would automatically rule you out of the championship.

18. The Boers rebelled against British rule, proclaiming their independence on 30 December 1880.

19. As a general rule, all muscular effort is enhanced by breathing in as the effort is made.

20. I am confident that we can restore peace, stability and respect for the rule of law.

21. Bolivia returned to democratic rule in 1982, after a series of military governments.

22. Remember, when driving a car, the golden rule is never to take both hands off the steering wheel.

23. There's one rule for her and another rule for everyone else and it's sheer hypocrisy.

24. That rule is not easily perceived.

25. He often works by rule of thumb.

26. The rule is justifiable on safety grounds.

27. The rule must be complied with.

28. Use a rule to measure the width of that cloth.

29. Among her friends, casual dress and a relaxed manner are the rule.

30. The people of Africa have successfully fought against colonial rule.

31. He sent a special governor to Altorf, a man named Gressber, who would rule with a firm hand.

32. Our factory has a hard and fast rule against smoking.

33. Senior officers could be considering a coup to restore authoritarian rule.

34. Hanson's golden rule is to add value to whatever business he buys.

35. Under the rule of Britain, the prosperity of the island increased considerably.

36. He refused to rule out the possibility of a tax increase.

37. The golden rule when creating your design is: keep it simple.

38. Unintelligible legislation is the negation of the rule of law and of parliamentary democracy.

39. This rule does not allow of more than one interpretation.

40. Infringement of this regulation would automatically rule you out of the championship.

41. The Boers rebelled against British rule, proclaiming their independence on 30 December 1880.

42. As a general rule, all muscular effort is enhanced by breathing in as the effort is made.

43. I am confident that we can restore peace, stability and respect for the rule of law.

44. Life is like music. It must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule.

45. Bolivia returned to democratic rule in 1982, after a series of military governments.

46. The rule is that someone must be on duty at all times.

47. Remember, when driving a car, the golden rule is never to take both hands off the steering wheel.

48. The Queen of Britain reigns,[] but she does not rule or govern.

49. There's one rule for her and another rule for everyone else and it's sheer hypocrisy.

50. Mrs. Simpson will rule on such dispute.

51. Various parts of Africa have suffered under colonial rule.

52. Such exceptions do not invalidate the rule.

53. They lived under foreign rule for many years.

54. This is considered an exception to the rule.

55. The higher orders of society must rule the lower.

56. They were forced to submit to Bulgarian rule.

57. This rule does not refer to children.

58. Of course there are exceptions to every rule.

59. Everyone is subject to the rule of law.

60. The new rule comes into operation on February 1.

31. Under the wise rule of the headmaster, the school flourished.

32. A powered vessel should give way to sail — it is an unwritten rule of the sea.

33. Rule off the column and we'll close the account at that date.

34. The regulations rule out anyone under the age of eighteen.

35. You mustn't break the rule that no one but drivers can enter the cab.

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61. I'm afraid that the court might rule against us.

62. I won't rule out a June election.

63. The president imposed emergency rule following the riots.

64. Unfortunately there is an exception to every rule .

65. The Constitution did not definitively rule out divorce.

66. I don't think the rule holds in traffic court.

67. The rule is applicable to your case.

68. As a rule, hardly anybody uses this road.

69. This rule is not applicable to foreigners.

70. A slide - rule is a simple analogue computer.

71. As a rule I'm home by six.

72. Is this rule in operation yet?

73. That rule is not easily perceived.

74. They staged a rebellion against British rule in Ireland.

75. European powers no longer rule over great overseas dominions.

76. I hate paperwork as a general rule .

77. The rule has been abrogated by mutual consent.

78. He often works by rule of thumb.

79. Communist leaders struggled to rule over increasingly restive populations.

80. I shall explain the rule to the students.

81. Kenya was under colonial rule for many years.

82. There are exceptions to every rule.

83. Democratic government has now replaced military rule.

84. The 1972 act imposed direct rule from Westminster.

85. Rule a line under each answer.

86. Try not to let your heart rule your head.

87. The rule is inapplicable to this occasion.

88. What is the rule for forming plurals?

89. The new rule will be applied retrospectively.

90. They didn't rule out coalition with the Social Democrats.

91. We are here to uphold the rule of law.

92. There is an exception to this grammatical rule.

93. The rule is justifiable on safety grounds.

94. Democracy is predicated upon the rule of law.

95. He continued to rule the country de facto.

96. In England, the sovereign reigns but does not rule.

97. You shouldn't let your boyfriend rule your life .

98. He left his son to rule over Saragossa.

99. Only the Appeal Court can rule on this point.

100. We cannot rule out the possibility of mistaken identity.

101. His rule was ordained by heaven.

102. Although exceptions could be made, the rule still stands.

103. Nehru ordained that socialism should rule.

104. The President resigned after 30 years of autocratic rule.

105. The officials went strictly by the rule book.

106. They believed that kings were predestined to rule.

107. The officers promise a return to multiparty rule.

108. This rule is inoperative until further notice.

109. That's a good rule to go by.

110. I go to bed early as a rule.

111. The rule has been in abeyance since 1980.

112. Nurses are continuing to work to rule.

113. As a general rule, I only read detective novels.

114. He makes it a rule never to borrow money.

115. The rule must be complied with.

115. is a online sentence dictionary, on which you can find nice sentences for a large number of words.

116. The number-one rule for being a good colleague is to disengage your emotions from the working relationship.

117. The rule applies where a person owns stock in a corporation.

118. A rule says that the height of a wave will usually be no more than one-tenth of the wind's speed .

119. He established one-man rule in his country seven months ago.

120. Use a rule to measure the width of that cloth.

121. There seems to be one rule for the rich and another for the poor.

122. We hope for a world where the rule of law, not the law of the jungle, governs the conduct of nations.

123. A good rule of thumb is that a broker must generate sales of ten times his salary if his employer is to make a profit.

124. These are the countries that were once under French rule.

125. The period of Fascist rule is one people try to forget.

126. This was not the time to take risks; he knew he should play it by the rule book.

127. Most of his family are sports enthusiasts, but he's the exception to the rule.

128. The Roman Empire subjected most of Europe to its rule.

129. Many Filipinos see the bases as an extension of American colonial rule.

130. He was personally responsible for all that the people had suffered under his rule.

131. The people rose, casting off the chains of unjust rule.

132. Faraday used no mathematics at all to prove his rule.

133. In the past two years, one-party rule has vanished from Eastern Europe.

134. This rule was brought into being because the old law was abused.

135. One unbreakable rule in our school is that no child can be tested without written parental permission.

136. As a rule of thumb, you should cook a chicken for 20 minutes for each pound that it weighs.

137. The country remained under direct rule by the occupying powers.

138. Most modern kings and queens rule only in a formal way, without real power.

139. After 150 years of struggle against brutal colonial rule, the country won its independence.

140. By breaking the rule of absolute secrecy, he became a marked man.

141. As a general rule he did what he could to be helpful.

142. This rule should only be departed from in exceptional circumstances.

143. Scientists have always been aware of how fear can rule our lives and make us ill.

144. The first rule is to make eye contact with your interviewer.

145. The workers raised a great hue and cry against the new rule.

146. The whole nation was held down by the cruel rule of the king.

147. She made a rule of eating an apple a day.

148. Among her friends, casual dress and a relaxed manner are the rule.

149. Democracy and the rule of law are yet to be firmly established in the country.

150. Once you understand this rule, you'll have no further difficulty.

151. The leadership had been criticized for giving in to mob rule .

152. She has refused to rule out the possibility of singing again.

153. She makes a rule of going for a walk every afternoon.

154. The people of Africa have successfully fought against colonial rule.

155. Only a few of the private shopowners raised a great hue and cry against the new rule.

156. As a general rule vegetable oils are better for you than animal fats.

157. Today the country's nationalists rule the roost and hand out the jobs.

158. He can find no trace of a rule requiring research to be vetted before publication.

159. No one would look with favour on the continuing military rule.

160. An important rule is to drink plenty of water during any flight.

161. Instead of going on strike, the workers decided to work to rule.

162. Cold winters here are the exception rather than the rule .

163. We don't want one-party rule - we want rule by the people.

164. As a general rule, prices follow demands; if there is no demand, prices are low.

165. He had the strength and power; he meant to bear rule over others and he expected tributes from them.

166. Under the wise rule of the headmaster, the school flourished.

167. A powered vessel should give way to sail — it is an unwritten rule of the sea.

168. The rule of the Czar was sanctified by the Russian Orthodox Church.

169. Under this rule, if Y is employed by X(), X will be vicariously liable for the actions of Y.

170. My rule is to get up at seven every day.

171. The tissue is examined microscopically to rule out or confirm cancer.

172. As a general rule of thumb, children this age should not spend more than one hour on homework.

173. In England, it often seems that rain is the rule all the year round.

174. Successful two-career couples are still the exception, not the rule .

175. The golden rule of cooking is to use fresh ingredients.

175. Wish you can benefit from our online sentence dictionary and make progress every day!

176. It took many years of struggle to establish majority rule in South Africa.

177. As a general rule, we don't allow children in the bar.

178. Rule a line at the end of every piece of work.

179. The constituency fell to Labour at the last election, after ten years of Conservative rule.

180. So far, the dustmen have not resorted to a strike but are working to rule.

181. I have made it a rule always to pay respect with respect.

182. Eastern Slavonia is to revert to Croatian government rule next year after a transitional period under U.N. administration.

183. I make it a rule not to eat fatty foods.

184. As a general rule most students finish their coursework by the end of May.

185. There's an unwritten rule that you don't wear jeans to work.

186. I make it a rule never to mix business with pleasure.

187. Under this rule, only full members of the club are entitled to vote.

188. Rule off the column and we'll close the account at that date.

189. English people are supposed to be very reserved, but Pete is the exception that proves the rule — he'll chat to anyone!

190. The interim government is a mere cipher for military rule.

191. The general rule is that workers in free markets underinvest in training.

192. A good rule of thumb is that a portion of rice is two and a half handfuls.

193. Many people have made it a rule to detoxify once a year.

194. The club has established a new rule allowing women to join.

195. The golden rule for working in any factory is to observe its safety regulations.

196. Ministers took the floor to denounce the decision to suspend constitutional rule.

197. In our office building there is a hard and fast rule against smoking.

198. As a salesman, your cardinal rule is to do everything you can to satisfy a customer.

199. The rule is : if you feel any pain you should stop exercising immediately.

200. As a rule of thumb, you should cook a chicken for 20 minutes for each pound of weight.

201. It is a rule of English that adjectives generally precede the noun they modify: we say "a good cry", not "a cry good".

202. They obey the one unwritten rule that binds them all—no talking.

203. Early marriage used to be the rule in that part of the world.

204. The golden rule in tennis is to keep your eye on the ball.

205. As a rule, however,() such attacks have been aimed at causing damage rather than taking life.

206. He announced that henceforth he would rule by decree .

207. He works always by rule and line, never by chance or guess.

208. The regulations rule out anyone under the age of eighteen.

209. It is a rule of the sea to help another boat in distress.

210. The President pleaded that strong rule from the centre was a regrettable, but temporary necessity.

211. The golden rule in playing tennis is to watch the ball closely.

212. We would not rule out the possibility of re-entering the B2C market if conditions change.

213. Black majority rule in South Africa took many years to achieve.

214. The Supreme Court has yet to rule on the case.

215. In the end she left home just to escape the tyrannical rule of her mother.

216. Some students argued that the rule infringed on their right to free speech.

217. However, for many Americans today, weekend work has unfortunately become the rule rather than the exception.

218. The golden rule is never to clean a valuable coin.

219. You mustn't break the rule that no one but drivers can enter the cab.

220. The economy of the times made it difficult to support centralized rule.

221. We must, as I said, take care not to rule in or rule out any one solution.

222. In 1845, they finally threw off the yoke of foreign rule.

223. The Latin American and African people have successfully fought against colonial rule.

224. There are few exceptions to the general rule that shops close at six o'clock.

225. Government by majority rule can be a threat to minority rights.

226. The general will rule by decree until a general election.

227. A series of payments used to be the exception rather than the rule .

228. Most company directors are middle-aged men, but this 28-year-old woman is an exception that proves the rule.

229. The first/most important rule in life is always to appear confident.

230. It has become a rule that we sing during our tea-break.

231. One rule specifies that learner drivers must be supervised by adults.

232. Wine-making and accountants don't usually go together, but Thierry Hasard is an exception that proves the rule.

233. Most people here are very dedicated; I'm afraid Rhea's the exception that proves the rule.

234. Most electronics companies have not done well this year, but ours is the exception that proves the rule.

235. You must obey the rule. It is useless for you to kick against the pricks.

235. try its best to collect and create good sentences.

236. The South African president has negotiated an end to white-minority rule.

237. This period of barbarian rule is poorly represented in the archaeological record.

238. The country has changed over from military to democratic rule.

239. The court will rule on the legality of the action.

240. If smeone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group.

241. All his family have red hair except him. He is the exception which proves the rule.

242. Nowadays a job for life is very much the exception rather than the rule.

243. The UN continued to call for a return to civilian rule.

244. The moderator invoked a rule causing the debate to be ended.

245. As a rule I don't go to the office on Saturday morning.

246. Good writing is unfortunately the exception rather than the rule .

247. A first rule in solving any mystery is to check the facts.

248. The spelling of this word is an interesting exception to the rule .

249. The government's policies of divide and rule have only contributed to the volatility of the region.

250. American parents may soon be able to rule violent TV programmes out of bounds.

251. His rule was solidified with the policy of carrot and big stick.