backward rule

基本解释

There are both progressive ideas and backward thoughts which aim at maintaining the feudal rule.
经中既有维护封建统治的言论，也有一些进步的改良思想。
It is the rule of man's society that 'the backward big country' catches up with and surpasses the advanced country.
＂落后大国＂赶超先进国家是人类社会的常态规律。
In the early 19th century, Mexican was still in a poor and backward state although it had already gained its independence from the colonial rule.
19世纪初，墨西哥摆脱殖民统治取得了独立，但国家依然贫穷落后。

Now, you must work backward to solve the loss of that rule-of-thumb: To earn at those same rate today, you will need more stocks and possibly a venture into lower-grade credit.
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