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as a (general) rule

usually; almost always. He can be found in his office as a general rule. As a general rule, Jane plays golf on Wednesdays. As a rule, things tend to get less busy after supper time.

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An end, on the contrary, is that which itself naturally follows some other thing, either by necessity, or as a rule, but has nothing following it. The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context However, as a rule her conversation was made up of racy tale about the privacies of the chief families of the town (for she went harvesting among their kitchens every time she came to the village), and Tom enjoyed this. Pudd'n'head Wilson by Twain, Mark View in context The family was too poor and too hardworked to make many acquaintances; in Packingtown, as a rule, people know only their near neighbors and shopmates, and so the place is like a myriad of little country villages. The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context			arrange arrange for arrange for some time arrange some music for arrange with arrangement arrive arrive at arrive at a decision arrive on the scene arrive on the stroke of some time arrow arse arse about face arse over tip art Art is long and life is short article artist arty-farty as a duck takes to water as a last resort as a matter of course as a matter of fact as a result as a rule as a token as a whole as American as apple pie as an aside as as they come as bad as all that as best can as bold as brass as common as muck as drunk as a lord as far as as far as anyone knows as far as are concerned as far as goes as far as I can see as far as is concerned as far as it goes as far as possible as follows as for as free as a bird as good as as good as word as hell as I expected			as a duck takes to water as a favor as a final resort as a final resort as a first resort as a first resort as a formality As A Friend as a group as a group as a last resort as a last resort as a last resort As a man sows, so shall he reap as a matter of course as a matter of course As A Matter of Curiosity as a matter of fact as a matter of fact as a matter of fact as a matter of fact as a matter of fact as a matter of fact as a matter of form As A Matter of Interest as a matter of principle as a matter of right as a result as a result as a result of as a rule As a Sacrament Eucharist as a start as a substitute for as a substitute for a parent as a token as a unit as a whole as a whole as a whole as a whole as a whole As A Writer As Above as agreed upon As Agreed Upon Between User and Supplier As Always Sheldon Has the Answer As Always Your Friend As Amended By as American as apple pie as American as apple pie as an alternative as an alternative for a parent as an aside As And When Applicable As And When Required As Any Fool Can Plainly See as anything as arranged by the agreement as artful as a cartload of monkeys as artful as a cartload of monkeys

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