1·As a rule, however, such attacks have been aimed at causing damage rather than taking life.
然而，通常此类攻击意在造成破坏而非要人性命。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·As a rule they are either fools or swindlers!
通常他们不是傻瓜就是骗子！
3·As a rule, our academic year begins early in September.
我们的学年通常在九月初开始。
4·Despite Andrew Jackson's inclination to be a strong President, Democrats as a rule believed in limited government.
尽管安德鲁·杰克逊想成为一个强势的总统，然而民主党人通常会信任受限的政府。
5·As a rule, mirroring means that conversationalists enjoy their communication and that there's a certain level of agreement between them.
通常，镜像意味着谈话者享受他们的交流，并且他们之间有一定程度的共识。
6·As a rule, it is essential that the poor's productive capabilities be mobilized and the conditions for developing these human resources be improved.
通常，必须调动穷人的生产能力，改善开发这些人力资源的条件。
7·Teachers and students alike have experienced the curious paradox that beginners, as a rule, tend to think too little about what they are doing because they think too much about what they are doing.
老师和学生都有过这样奇特的矛盾经历：一般来说，初学者往往对自己正在做的事情（的本质）想得太少，因为他们对自己正在做的事情（的细节）想得太多了。
8·I go to bed early as a rule.
我一贯睡得早。
—— 《牛津词典》
9·Villagers, as a rule, do not purposefully make a foot path to the next village.
一般来说，村民不会特意开辟一条通往临近村庄的小径。
10·I don't care much for horror movies as a rule.
我一般对恐怖片不太感兴趣。