The ruled mass.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Noun : the rules of chess. ,the Franciscan rule. ,the rule rather than the exception. ,under the rule of a dictator. ,during the rule of George III.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used with object) : to rule the empire with severity. ,The judge ruled that he should be exiled. ,to rule paper. ,to rule lines on paper. ,For centuries, England ruled the seas.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used without object) : Higher prices ruled throughout France.    From Dictionary.com. 

For one game, Cleveland ruled from the three-point line.    From Wordnik.com.  [James' triple-double lifts Cavs past Magic 112-102 in Game 5] Reference

Educated mainly at missionary schools in Portuguese-ruled.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Ne Win ruled for nearly 26 years, bringing in harsh reforms.    From Wordnik.com.  [Myanmar (Burma)] Reference

Andre Agassi once again ruled out a return to Davis Cup action.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Agassi, Capriati, Williamses cruise; Roddick ousted] Reference

Replay officials again ruled in New York's favor and disallowed the tally.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com] Reference

Transcending: It is crucial to go beyond the domain ruled by the divided self.    From Wordnik.com.  [Deepak Chopra: How to Dispel Darkness (Part 2)] Reference

When Britain ruled the world, Liberals wanted less empire and balanced budgets.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » Conservatives Don’t Care About the Deficit] Reference

In reality, Rosenzweig hailed from Plotsk, a shtetl 60 miles from Warsaw in Russian-ruled Poland.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tablet Magazine] Reference

The 18 children whose cases Griffin ruled on Tuesday include eight girls and 10 boys from five families.    From Wordnik.com.  [Judge upholds removal of kids from Tony Alamo followers] Reference

Acting judge Nigel Rein ruled against Thomas and ordered him to hand over the plane for the agreed amount.    From Wordnik.com.  [August 3rd, 2007] Reference

Ritzenhein ruled the distances, ending his career with two national titles in cross country and two in the 2-mile.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Runners with high hopes come up empty] Reference

We hope you will let yourself be inspired and remember the old days when curtain ruled the world of indoor arrangements.    From Wordnik.com.  [ASCII Code Curtains] Reference

In no part of Oceania do the inhabitants have the feeling that they are a colonial population ruled from a distant capital.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nineteen Eighty-Four] Reference

Goodwin ruled it was a weapon that is forbidden on school property under Lansingburgh's "zero-tolerance" policy on weapons.    From Wordnik.com.  [Student Fights Suspension Over Knife] Reference

ANd if never having ruled from the bench was a disqualification, I dare say many of the current justices would not be on the court today.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sound Politics: Gerry Alexander: Awful Chief Justice, dirty campaigner] Reference

Before the war, Great Britain ruled the Middle Eastern petroleum deposits — ESSENTIAL to modern industry as the Texas oil fields ran out.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » In Defense of Stimulus Waste] Reference

The domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mueller on Iraq, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference

Judge Kurt J. Lewin ruled that the Alpine Village restaurant was in conflict with the First Amendment to the Constitution.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Some Strange Consequences of Public Accommodations Laws] Reference

Suntag ruled that proper procedure was followed, however.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bennington Banner Most Viewed] Reference

At this time the King of France was mad, so the Dauphin ruled.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Island Story: A History of England for Boys and Girls] Reference

Besides, the transformation buzzword ruled out any need for large force structures.    From Wordnik.com.  [IAGblog] Reference

And, as the Cobb judge ruled, that is enough right there to kill it as unconstitutional.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dover school board member Heather Geesey: "You can teach creationism without its being Christianity," - The Panda's Thumb] Reference

And of course, as you kind of ruled out family lending.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 4, 2008] Reference

Of course, in Herod's type, "ruled" was a relative term.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript May 8, 2007] Reference

"rulers" and "ruled" -- but in an exalted sense -- in the new form of the.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Life of Jesus Christ in Its Historical Connexion and Historical Developement.] Reference

The firm was all about servicing clients, investment bankers kind of ruled the place.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 29, 2009] Reference

The ocean-atmosphere system is not a simple one that can be "ruled" by a trace atmospheric gas.    From Wordnik.com.  [Harold Ambler: Mr. Gore: Apology Accepted] Reference

Cancer is 'ruled' by the Moon, this is an especially significant full moon, aside from the eclipse.    From Wordnik.com.  [Capricorn Full Moon Eclipse 2009] Reference

When they took a point guard, I kind of ruled myself out.    From Wordnik.com.  [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference

I am a conservative, and I do not intend to be "ruled" by anyone or any political party.    From Wordnik.com.  [KeysNews.com -] Reference