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Example sentences for: rules

How can you use “rules” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

My sister, who is something of an amateur expert on beaches, tells me, for example, that pursuant to Maine's Natural Resources Protection Act (Coastal Sand Dune Rules, Chapter 355), the state government sets standards for beach cleaning--though more with an eye to protecting the beaches than the beach-going public.
Understaffing and the IRS's interpretation of new (1997 and 1998) Congressional rules to mean the agency must collect all back taxes from a delinquent taxpayer or none, rather than negotiating a payment schedule, get a lot of the blame for the IRS mess.
The model rules have been adopted (usually with amendments) in more than 40 U.S. jurisdictions (not including New York).
The plan gives states some murky coverage options and rules limiting the program to the currently uninsured.
I think it patently silly to waste time trying to decide whether the Lexicon (note the capital L) of English is conceived of as a list of words or as a list of morphemes (meaningful elements that may stand alone or combine to form words) with a set of rules governing how the elements operate.