We found 415 examples of how to use general in an English sentence.
Sentences 1 to 25 of 415.
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| 1. | There is no reason why in a society which has reached the general level of wealth which ours has attained the first kind of security should not be guaranteed to all without endangering general freedom. (...) there can be no doubt that some minimum of food, shelter and clothing, sufficient to preserve health and the capacity to work, can be assured to everybody. | |
| 2. | "Take all the land you want", said the Aborigine chief. "Oh no," said the English general, "we will take just an island." "And which island?" asked the Aborigene chief. "Just the island of Australia," replied the English general. | |
| 3. | No grant of feudal privilege has ever equaled, for effortless return, that of the grandparent who bought and endowed his descendants with a thousand shares of General Motors or General Electric. | |
| 4. | In general, people who generalize are imbeciles, but only in general. | |
| 5. | With the heirless king going crazy and royal family poisoned, the general of the army finally had his chance to usurp the throne. | |
| 6. | In general, little is known about nonlinear second order differential equations. | |
| 7. | The fact that educated Americans in general no longer share understandable background knowledge is a chief cause of their inability to communicate effectively. | |
| 8. | Short-term effects of smoking include unfitness, wheezing, a general vulnerability to illness, bad breath, bad skin and so on. | |
| 9. | As soon as he graduated, he went to work in his father's general store. | |
| 10. | In general, people were against the consumption tax. | |
| 11. | I like Chinese food in general. | |
| 12. | In general the relation between parents and children is essentially based on teaching. | |
| 13. | In general, Susie is a nice student. | |
| 14. | Another tendency of many Japanese that bothers foreigners is to make statements that are too general and too broad by using or implying words like "all" and "every". | |
| 15. | Foreigners in general don't need as many compliments as Japanese are required to give each other, and it is good to keep this in mind. | |
| 16. | I'm the witchfinder general. | |
| 17. | General admission is $7 for adults. | |
| 18. | In general, little girls are fond of dolls. | |
| 19. | The English people in general, are extremely fond of their pets. | |
| 20. | In general, consumers prefer quantity to quality. | |
| 21. | The general feeling is that it's wrong. | |
| 22. | Does he have general common sense? | |
| 23. | The general opinion is against the war. | |
| 24. | In general, Japanese are hardworking. | |
| 25. | People in general are against the new law. |