as a rule
Example Sentences
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As a rule of thumb, each additional $10 increase in a barrel of oil adds about 0.2 percentage point to the Labor Department’s inflation reading, calculates Brusuelas.
Reporters are not police informants, we don't as a rule pass on information.
From BBC
"In recent years, we trained thanks to personal funds. We even made it to the top 30, top 20. But, as a rule, what result are they always expecting? First, second, third place. That's all," she said.
From Barron's
Ramit Sethi, the author of books such as “I Will Teach You To Be Rich” and “Money for Couples,” said that as a rule, people who examine their spending discover they eat out three times as often as they think they do.
From MarketWatch
Dragons may not have much real use for all their wealth, but they know it to an ounce as a rule ...
From Literature
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