general

Example Sentences

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The State Bar has a general rule that lawyers are not supposed to pay “personal or business expenses.”

From Los Angeles Times

In general terms, the climb to the top of Mt.

From Los Angeles Times

That included cutting a scheme that was designed to tackle fuel poverty and help reduce carbon emissions, as well as shifting some costs onto general taxation.

From BBC

If family contributions, employer benefits, philanthropic general contributions, and states and cities match the scale, longer term inflows could be even higher, Jefferies added.

From Barron's

But the prosecutor general, Mohammad Movahedi-Azad, has also warned that any attempt to create instability would be met with what he called a "decisive response".

From BBC