1. reign
The reign of the current king has been ten years, but his father ruled for fifty!
I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign.
Winter's reign was nearing its end.
When they write the history of my reign, sweet sister, they will say it began today.
Love doesn't reign, but it educates; and that is more.
Under the reign of tyranny, innocent people were deprived of their citizenship.
It is generally believed that Buddhism first came to China in 67 A.D. during the reign of Emperor Mingdi of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
The English sovereign is generally said to reign but not rule.
Grandeur and gallantry never appeared with more lustre in France, than in the last years of Henry the Second's reign.
After a near 27-year reign at Manchester United, he has won the respect of everyone in the game.
Other Members have said as much, that food counterfeiting will reign ever more
the original chapel was built in the reign of Charles 1
In fact America adopted it before it found its way to England early in Queen Victoria's reign.
raising the dead, blasphemy reigns
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.
2. govern
The prime minister said she would govern fairly and democratically.
That made him govern himself.
The region is now governed by Morocco.
They that govern the most make the least noise.
You must learn to govern your temper.
In Great Britain the king reigns, but does not govern.
Which is the best government? That which teaches us to govern ourselves.
In the strict sense of the term, a true democracy has never existed, and never will exist. It is against natural order that the great number should govern and that the few should be governed.
Every society has rules governing who is an eligible marriage partner
What legislation governs this aspect of contract law?
The government governs us
The British governed India from 1858 to 1947 when India became independent again.
Unfortunately, money governs everything in this world nowadays
How could we govern others when we cannot govern ourselves?
3. rule
golden rule
As a general rule, it's simple to criticize, but difficult to produce alternative suggestions.
Ironically, that old grammar rule that says "never end a sentence with a preposition" does just that!
If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.
Many have suffered oppression and misery for a long period of time under the rule of colonialism.
It is not reasonable to suppose that this rule is applicable under any condition.
The employees treat everything the company president says as a golden rule.
The reason the Northern and Southern Dynasties had failed in their rule was that they allowed literary splendor to surpass real substance.
Our school administration decided to do away with that school rule.
It is a firm rule in newspaper articles that second-hand information is clearly noted as such.
Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents.
to break (= not obey) the rules. to obey/follow the rules You can't smoke at school, it's against the rules (= not allowed).
We don't drink booze. Foam rules around here.
One of the rules at my school is that we can’t use mobile phones in the classroom.
In formal situation, it is a good idea to follow standard rules when making new contacts.