Example sentences of "rule of [noun sg] do [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The old rule of thumb does not apply , ’ he said . |
| 2 | The rule of law does not seem to work in settling people 's grievances . |
| 3 | The revolutionaries ' lack of interest in a programme of political reform and gradual extension of the rule of law did not imply indifference to individual liberty . |
| 4 | The rules of competition do not allow direct attacks upon the limbs , so use foot sweeps with care . |
| 5 | The strict rules of evidence do not have to be followed . |
| 6 | Because the formal rules of evidence do not apply , there is no automatic procedure equivalent to discovery and inspection , but documentary evidence is often important in unfair dismissal claims and there are powers to order the production of key documents on the application of one of the parties . |
| 7 | The formal rules of evidence do not apply . |
| 8 | The strict rules of evidence do not apply in arbitrations ( Ord 19 , r 5(2) , Term 3 ) , but , of course , the district judge or other arbitrator may feel that he should give less weight to evidence which is hearsay than to evidence which is direct . |
| 9 | He was arrested with his wife Vera in 1981 and , after a grossly unfair trial in a ‘ traditional court ’ , where normal rules of evidence did not apply and without defence lawyers , both were sentenced to death two years later on charges of treason . |
| 10 | As you play you create mountains in the distance ( remember that normal rules of reality do not apply in this field of dreams ) . |