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He thinks of the utter absence of empathy required to abandon one's own dying son, or to abandon the majority of humanity to Hell for not knowing the rules,
THE HALLS OF PENTHEUS -- PART TWO Hal Duncan 2007
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But do it with a little class, disregard the rules,
Think Progress » Russia Playing a Dangerous Game That Could Spark The Next War 2006
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Asked at a gathering of banking grandees Friday about how the press can push Congress to change mark-to-market accounting rules,
Overheard 2008
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Empowerment (BEE) should be condensed into one clear set of rules,
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The constitutive rules that determine who the legal officials are and what procedures must be followed in creating new legal rules,
John Austin Bix, Brian 2005
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All countries should address the question of environmental protection and economic development under the same set of rules,
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Now if you go down in Black Bottom and you don 'know the rules,
Down in Black Bottom 1997
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Don't take no stupid shortcuts and know the safety rules,
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Given the LDCs 'problems with coping with existing rules,
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The golden law was silence but Johnny broke the rules,
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