1.b> ; i> ; , ; rules of play ; to obey a rule , ; to break a rule ; you can't smoke at school, it's against the rules / , i> ; without unwritten rules civilized life would be impossible / ; the rules of grammar ; rule of three .i> ( i>);
2.b> , / ( i>); hard and fast rules / ; when you run a marathon, the golden rule is: don't start too fast ; rules of conduct / ;
3.b> , , ; I go to bed early as a rule / ; he makes it a rule never to borrow money ; such accidents are the exception rather than the rule , ;
4.b> ; , ; direct rule ; under military rule ; to extend one's rule ; to overthrow smb.'s rule ;
5.b> ; scale rule ; slide rule ;
6.b> .i> ; ;
to bend / to stretch / the rulesb> / / ( i>); we don't usually let students take books home, but I'll bend the rules on this occasion , , ; a rule of thumbb> ) , / ; ) / / ; ) ( i>) i> , ( i>); to work to ruleb> / ( / i>).
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