Examples of 'not a rule' in a sentence
Meaning of "not a rule"
not a rule: This phrase is used to convey that something is not obligatory or mandatory, but rather just a common practice or suggestion
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                                not a rule
                                
                                
                                
                            
                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    That is most definitely not a rule or requirement.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It is not a rule that needs to be followed.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    But an exception to a rule is not a rule unto itself.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This is not a rule but works often.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    But of course there are many different forms so it is not a rule.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    There is actually not a rule that says that.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It is not a rule binding upon mankind in their natural state.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It is certainly not a rule change.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It is not a rule everyone has to follow.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    I am generally not a rule breaker.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It is not a rule of general applicabilit.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    An agreement is not a rule or a law.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Not a rule break.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    There is not a rule for that.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    What we propose is not a rule.
                                        
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Here again it is not a rule rather a cultural practice.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Not a rule specifically.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    But this is not a rule in itself.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The draws are held three times a year but this is not a rule.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This is not a rule of procedure.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Again this is not a rule.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Because it is not a rule that old friends have to be serious.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It is a principle not a rule.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It is not a rule we have.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    An instinct is not a rule.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It is not a rule pertaining solely to one specific system of international law.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Please note that this is not a rule set in stone.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This is not a rule that all querying writers should follow.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Probably not a rule.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It is not a rule that States can live by.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    But it is not a rule.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This can include policy statements about whether or not a Rule is.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It is not a rule book.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    They are the ones who determine whether or not a rule has been broken.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Is not a rule for Christians.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Revenge is not a rule.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It is not a rule of Rotary International.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Dessert is not a rule.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It 's not a rule but in most cases it works.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This time a man says that this is not a rule of doing office work.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It 's not a rule unless there is a sign on the wall.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Mixed reactions It is not a Rule.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    But nevertheless that is not a rule which has to be applied in every case.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    However, that is a guideline and not a rule.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This is not a rule I always follow.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    It comes from scripture, which is not a rule book.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    That 's not a rule which got made up yesterday.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    This is a rule of validity, not a rule of invalidity.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    That is not a rule in this house, that is the law.
                                        
                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Think of a standard as a kata, not a rule.
                                        
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                                                            Use where walls are not perpendicular to base
                                                        
                                                    
                                                            I am not saying that you do not care