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synonyms for as a rule
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All elements of expression modify each other, so that no mere rule can cover all cases.
EXPRESSIVE VOICE CULTUREJESSIE ELDRIDGE SOUTHWICKAs a rule, however, even in the case of extreme varieties, a careful examination of the specimen will enable it to be identified.
HOW TO KNOW THE FERNSS. LEONARD BASTINNow-a-days it is the bankrupt who flouts, and his too confiding creditors who are jeered and laughed at.
GLANCES AT EUROPEHORACE GREELEYHe set down as the second the golden rule, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so to them.”
THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNEHe felt himself the meanest, vilest thing a-crawl upon this sinful earth, and she—dear God!
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINIHence arise factions, dissensions, and loss to their religious interests and work; and these intruders seek to rule the others.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, 1493-1898, VOLUME XX, 1621-1624VARIOUSThis impulse to extend rule appears more plainly in many of the little ceremonial observances of the child.
CHILDREN'S WAYSJAMES SULLYAll that scientific bric-a-brac in the cupboard had far better be thrown away.
THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLSVery charmingly is this respect for rule exhibited in all dealings with animals, also dolls and other pets.
CHILDREN'S WAYSJAMES SULLYAs a rule, however, persistent glycosuria is diagnostic of diabetes mellitus, of which disease it is the essential symptom.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDWORDS RELATED TO AS A RULE
- again and again
- as a rule
- at regular intervals
- at short intervals
- at times
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- every now and then
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- as a rule
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- as a rule
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- considerably
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- extensively
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- imposingly
- in a big way
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- lavishly
- liberally
- magnificently
- mainly
- mostly
- on a large scale
- overall
- predominantly
- primarily
- principally
- prodigally
- prodigiously
- voluminously
- widely
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