Example sentences of "become the rule " in BNC.
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| 1 | In most countries north of the Alps wine was the luxury of the rich , even though most of the wine drunk at this time was what we should call ‘ vin ordinaire ’ ; and even communion wine ( which had done so much to foster the growth of the northern vineyards ) was drunk less and less by the laity in these centuries , until communion in one kind became the rule . |
| 2 | In Britain in the early days of cinema , prosecutions were brought not for obscenity , but for breaches of licensing conditions , and when certification became the rule in 1923 , legal actions ceased for half a century until sex suddenly became a burning media issue in most Western countries . |
| 3 | It became the rule to serve the vegetable a fairly plain dish — as a pleasant change after the usually rich taste of the entrée , as a kind of diversion after the sauce , and , so to speak , to clean the palate for the roast to come , the roast being always ( it still is ) accompanied by a green salad . |
| 4 | Furthermore , the separation of the great house from its neighbours , which had developed in Jane Austen 's lifetime , became the rule in Queen Victoria 's reign : ‘ A solitude in the centre of a wide park is now the only site that can be recognized as eligible . ’ |
| 5 | The ‘ marriage bar ’ became the rule in other forms of public sector employment and in many types of private sector employment , especially when unemployment rates were high between the two world wars . |
| 6 | First , it became the rule that the kazaskers should keep a separate register specifically for the purpose of enrolling . |
| 7 | It was becoming the rule not the exception that launches did not go right first time , but BBC2 settled down quite quickly as a recognized minority channel . |
| 8 | Engels argued that : ‘ Sex love and the relation of husband and wife is and can become the rule only among the oppressed classes , that is , at the present day , among the proletariat , no matter whether this relationship is officially sanctioned or not . ’ |
| 9 | Recycling will become the rule , rather than the exception , with 60% of all waste re-used in manufacturing . |
| 10 | Individuals having two small young have evidently been the more successful and twins have become the rule . |
| 11 | DIVIDED races have become the rule rather than the exception at East Anglian meetings this season , and there will be an eight race programme again tomorrow when the Dunston Harriers stage their fixture at Ampton . |
| 12 | The exception had become the rule ; nearly half the counties had lost their largest urban centres ; the division between rural and urban local government had hardened in a form which caused controversy for nearly a century , and which is still reflected in the current structure ( Hampton 1966:464 — 5 ) . |
| 13 | Children learn to change their own shapes as they go from one to another and also gain further experience of spatial order , as overtaking is impossible and ‘ first in , first out ’ becomes the rule . |