Which preposition to use with rule

of Occurrences 2915%

Be so good as to keep the rules of the House.

for Occurrences 885%

I think the average Frenchman is intelligent, but I don't think the vote of the man in the street can have as much value as that of a man who has had not only a good education but who has been accustomed always to hear certain principles of law and order held up as rules for the guidance of his own life as well as other people's.

in Occurrences 579%

Do what has to be done: Kill him, and let a better man rule in empty court.

over Occurrences 342%

Colonial control is not a question of material ascendancyit is a rule over the minds, hearts, and ideals of men.

by Occurrences 129%

Either she rules by forcefor she has more than her share of the man in herand makes war and trouble for herself and others; or she learns her lesson and rules by loving tact; in which case her husband rises up and calls her blessed.

with Occurrences 126%

The proprietor of the club may be a Musalman; his patrons may be Hindus, Christians or Chinese; and the dreams which riot across the semi-consciousness of the latter are not concerned as a rule with heroes of either the spiritual or temporal kind.

as Occurrences 90%

It seems to me that the rule as to alternating ball parks should be applied strictly, but only in case the tie game involved went nine innings or more.

to Occurrences 80%

He is about twenty-four inches in length, as you may see by applying a two-foot rule to him, but it is a good rule to keep two feet away from him.

on Occurrences 70%

He posted copies of the rules on each of the four walls of the room, and insisted on decorous behaviour and perfect silence.

FROM Occurrences 61%

RULES FROM MORAL AND ASCETIC THEOLOGY FOR THE RECITATION OF THE BREVIARY.

at Occurrences 57%

Cartwright expects me to save him as much as possible and there are British officers and Board of Trade rules at Sar Leone.

without Occurrences 41%

"It is possible toto keep the rules without being a prig, you know, though I believe you think it isn't.

about Occurrences 31%

"You know well enough why," he said; "who started the rule about not having two of the same merit badges in a patrol?" "I did," I told him.

against Occurrences 24%

There was no special table for the Staff, no rule against bringing evening papers into dinner, no aloofness, no pomposity.

among Occurrences 23%

Our individuality lies in the fact that we can decide, choose, and rule among the various contestant impulses of our souls.

than Occurrences 22%

" The matter-of-fact way in which the expression, "a church fight" is used by the writer of the above item, seems to indicate that tabernacular conflicts are rather the rule than the exception in "deeply religious" Brooklyn.

like Occurrences 17%

At his new home Master George ruled like a lord, and charmed his old grandfather by his ways.

into Occurrences 14%

-hien, however, whose original purpose had been to secure the introduction of the complete Vinaya rules into the land of Han, returned there alone.

out Occurrences 14%

General Allenby's force was so disposed that any suggestion of the Yilderim operation being put into execution was ruled out of consideration.

under Occurrences 13%

Even truthful and modest men will sometimes violate the rule under the mistaken idea of being eloquent by means of the diction of eloquence.

through Occurrences 10%

" "Let us adhere to this safe rule through life, dearest, and we may find its benefits.

during Occurrences 8%

Manuel I, the son of John [1143-1181], ruled during a period of almost constant war, and for a time he held the enemies of the empire in check.

above Occurrences 7%

Writing to the Duchess of Queensberry he says: I am glad you know your duty; for it has been a known and established rule above twenty years in England that the first advances have been constantly made me by all ladies who aspire to my acquaintance, and the greater their quality the greater were their advances.

before Occurrences 6%

She made a rule before breakfast I wasn't to call Dilly a beast, and I haven't.

throughout Occurrences 6%

I made a rule throughout my professional life to note my cases with the greatest care.

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