Terms for subject Contextual meaning containing rules

English	Russian
as a general rule	вообще (kee46)
as a general rule, my opinion is that military men must be kept out of it. It's folly to take their advice	я вообще считаю, что военных надо держать в стороне. Глупо с ними советоваться (Эренбург)
rules-based procedures	стандартные методики (A.Rezvov)