Should that rule hold true, the place to watch for crime would be in Beaverwood itself.

This means that both rules hold most of the time for small "T" but eventually break down often.

In a campaign that has seemed to break all the rules of California politics, one rule has held.

One rule holds that nice girls must always "marry up."

The rule held, even though everyone had been up most the night.

These rules hold true to all verbs, and there are no exceptions.

But the ironclad rule held, and I got the machine.

Evolved over time, those rules still hold largely true today.

Experts in the field said some time-honored rules still hold.

If the air is warm and moist, the rule holds.