Two rule-of-thumb travelers' tips: Bring extra socks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Skinner's McDonald's: Bird Flu Doesn't Daunt Diners] Reference

Anything can be tried as long as it is by rule-of-thumb.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference

However, methodological naturalism is a valid rule-of-thumb.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bradley Monton's Paper criticizing Dover Decision] Reference

Hence the only safe rule-of-thumb is, "When in doubt, classify.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2] Reference

Safe rule-of-thumb: Never, ever, ever quote anything from Roadhouse.    From Wordnik.com.  [Your Right Hand Thief] Reference

The traditional rule-of-thumb for lenders is 80% buildings, 20% land.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » Subsidizing Homeownership] Reference

KING: Can you give me a Tom Hanks rule-of-thumb when he looks at a script?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live Weekend: Tom Hanks' Career From `Bonfire of the Vanities' to `Saving Private Ryan' - February 17, 2001] Reference

That rule-of-thumb, however, does not usually apply to Tom's type of African.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marian's Blog:] Reference

That's just a sort of rule-of-thumb internal judgment, but it's important, I think.    From Wordnik.com.  [May Day Mourning, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference

Regarding the 1/4 mile walkability metric … i said rule-of-thumb, not ironclad law.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » All Planning is Planning] Reference

I am extremely skeptical that it represents some type of rule-of-thumb for many reasons.    From Wordnik.com.  [Freeman Dyson on Global Warming, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference

Replace rule-of-thumb work methods with methods based on a scientific study of the tasks.    From Wordnik.com.  [By Hand] Reference

I have black friends and rule-of-thumb is -and should always be- treat each other as equals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » O’Reilly And Beck Agree: We’re ‘Afraid’ To Have ‘A Lot Of African-American Friends’] Reference

The age distribution is obviously changing, so rule-of-thumb age adjustments may not be valid.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tornetrask #3: A Truncated Diagram « Climate Audit] Reference

Two rule-of-thumb methods used by farmers in determining when hay is dry enough for storage are.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 5] Reference

My first question was "Do you have a rule-of-thumb for when you post a comment in your own name?".    From Wordnik.com.  [Elizabeth Edwards, Online and For Real] Reference

Paul clarifies that it is his preference that in his own services this rule-of-thumb should apply.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dear Conservative Church Fellowships, Let's Talk about Empowerment of Women and Families,] Reference

If that is not the case, this will break a long-standing rule-of-thumb for the DC journalist elites.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Heilemann: Palin ‘regularly’ said that ‘that Saddam Hussein had been behind 9/11.’] Reference

So, if you 'blur and bleed' your shadows, that's a good rule-of-thumb for a first attempt at sfumato, I think.    From Wordnik.com.  [Enveloping Tone] Reference

The rule-of-thumb that I thought still applied was one guest per year 6 for a 6-year-old, 7 for a 7-year-old.    From Wordnik.com.  [Advice before going to a birthday party.] Reference

But that rule-of-thumb flies out the window with large aircraft because of the heavy fuel load for long trips.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Prius With Wings vs. a Guzzler in the Clouds] Reference

A general rule-of-thumb in Congressional offices about gifts is “no more than the cost of a baseball cap”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Firedoglake » Gate Crashers] Reference

To capture their fancy, "twenty minutes is all you get" says start-up guru Guy Kawasaki about the rule-of-thumb.    From Wordnik.com.  [Howard Greenfield: The Secret Life of Start-Ups: An Inside Story on the Perennial Silicon Valley Revolution] Reference

When I was a youngster, 500 years or so ago, there was a rule-of-thumb about taking classes at a Junior College.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2006-05-01] Reference

She went into service early, and while yet a young woman, by rule-of-thumb progression, she became a lady's maid.    From Wordnik.com.  [THE UNEXPECTED] Reference

A lot of the tips are more about simple manipulation, but the price negotiation tip offered a solid rule-of-thumb.    From Wordnik.com.  [Friday, August 29, 2008 | Lifehacker Australia] Reference

And according to the usual rule-of-thumb, that would also drive interest rates on these mortgages down to about 4½%.    From Wordnik.com.  [Feds Must Confront Foreclosure Woes] Reference

While ratios differ, one rule-of-thumb some defence specialists quote is 10 support troops for every soldier deployed.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

My rule-of-thumb — and preference — is to use an amount of flour that is equal to twice as much the amount of sugar.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jumbles (Think Spice…Think Nutmeg) « Baking History] Reference

The rule-of-thumb about the effect of CO2 is that the warming it produces will increase with the log of CO2 concentration.    From Wordnik.com.  [NAS Panel Report « Climate Audit] Reference

One of the most fiendish things the art of man contrives is a chair out of the routine design made by a rule-of-thumb carpenter.    From Wordnik.com.  [My Tropic Isle] Reference

In the sales industry, the rule-of-thumb is that it costs twice as much to acquire a new customer than it costs to retain an old one.    From Wordnik.com.  [George Weiner: Customer Service: Sorry Page Not Found (404)] Reference

I understood their rule-of-thumb was to leave the old site up for a week or two to ensure spidering but then immediately pull it down.    From Wordnik.com.  [Changing URL's on Blogger - Freshblog] Reference

‘Well, I thought we might try working back from the railway station to Tomnahurich Street and then rely on rule-of-thumb, so to say.’.    From Wordnik.com.  [My Bones Will Keep]

Quite a few are crooks and grifters who don't have much in the way of technical sophistication; just some rule-of-thumb rip-off techniques.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hacker Crackdown]

That rule-of-thumb has not changed over decades but it should in light of what is needed.    From Wordnik.com.  [All - WTN News] Reference

A common rule-of-thumb for this kind of situation is to assume that the person will not leave the spouse.    From Wordnik.com.  [EzineArticles] Reference

He alluded to the rule-of-thumb in polling that undecided voters break disproportionately against a well-known incumbent.    From Wordnik.com.  [post-gazette.com - News] Reference

But the over-extrapolation of the rule-of-thumb may have led to models which will soon be falsified in many specific instances.    From Wordnik.com.  [Discover Blogs] Reference