general rule
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A general rule is to have at least one year’s worth of cash for housing, food, and other core expenses.
From Barron's
As a general rule, if the paperwork arrived regularly in the mail and did not require action, it can be safely discarded.
From MarketWatch
The general rule of thumb used for retirement distributions is the 4% rule, which states you can take out an initial 4% from your retirement savings in the first year, then adjust for inflation in the years after, and that money will last you about 30 years.
From MarketWatch
Even if a general rule is valid, she suggested, a plaintiff should be able to show that the rationale for the rule does not hold in her circumstances.
From Slate
The State Bar has a general rule that lawyers are not supposed to pay “personal or business expenses.”
From Los Angeles Times
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