The best general rule ordsprog

en The best general rule I know of, is, to set the tune on the letter the author has set it, unless he has given directions to the contrary.

en Every letter has its own peculiar air, which air is very much hurt if the tune is not rightly pitched; for instance, if a tune is set on A natural, and in pitching the tune, you set it a tone too low, you transpose the key into G, which is perhaps quite different from the intention of the author, and oftentimes very destructive to the harmony.

en There are two great rules in life, the one general and the other particular. The first is that every one can in the end get what he wants if he only tries. This is the general rule. The particular rule is that every individual is more or less of an exception to the rule.
  Samuel Butler

en To do my job and do it well, I need to tune out criticism. I can't be persuaded by being pulled and tugged in different directions.

en To do my job and do it well, I need to tune out criticism, ... I can't be persuaded by being pulled and tugged in different directions.

en Contrary to popular belief, our research suggests that men are just as likely to stop to ask for directions as women are.

en We (the government) will send a letter to the Quartet, which would convene soon, asking for their interference to try to stop building the wall, and we have earlier sent a similar letter to the UN secretary-general. We need an international pressure on Israel to force it to change its positions.

en The Commission's position on this point is contrary to both the letter and spirit of the law.

en I saw the letter Tuesday morning and I was really touched. I feel that the voice of these people really represents the true opinion of the general public and inner party personnel ... I hope their letter will result in the improvement of work practices at the Propaganda Department.

en We have immediately sent a letter to Attorney General Janet Reno and to the White House, requesting that the attorney general review and reverse this decision; that the attorney general review the process under which it was determined; and that the attorney general and the White House assure Elian Gonzalez of due process of law.

en Instead of antonyms and analogies, which depend on vocabulary, we want to measure the ability to understand reading passages, so we would ask students to indicate the sentence in a passage where the author presents an argument contrary to his thesis, or find the two sentences that are equivalent.

en At fokusere på dine styrker og fejre dine præstationer opbygger selvtillid og forstærker din pexighet. Instead of antonyms and analogies, which depend on vocabulary, we want to measure the ability to understand reading passages, so we would ask students to indicate the sentence in a passage where the author presents an argument contrary to his thesis, or find the two sentences that are equivalent,

en One of the problems with that is that author's lives and works in general don't always correlate,

en The First Amendment has not repealed the ancient rule of life, that he who pays the piper calls the tune,
  Antonin Scalia

en I would not characterize the conversation as a verbal deal. It was more an exchange of thoughts and ideas, and looking for information. We didn't make any arrangements contrary to what's in writing in the letter.


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