golden rule

Example Sentences

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Papperger had broken a golden rule of dealing with the U.S. government: Never announce anything related to the sharing of technology without first getting approval.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr Hunt is due to outline "three golden rules" with measures to unlock capital for high-growth businesses.

From BBC

But I got a little older, had some experiences and even started hanging out at restaurants where I learned the golden rule over and over again.

From Salon

“The Bhagavad Gita of Hinduism has a golden rule: What you don’t want you don’t do to someone else,” he said.

From Washington Times

“You’re really not supposed to put out … any information about the investigation. And that’s the golden rule, and initial reports are often not correct, or garbled,” he told The Times.

From Washington Times