hard-and-fast rules. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : hard-and-fast rules. From Dictionary.com.
Common sense must guide, and not hard-and-fast rule. From Wordnik.com. [Papers on Health] Reference
We are not dealing with hard-and-fast distinctions, however. From Wordnik.com. ['The Oxford Book of Parodies'] Reference
They don't want us to leap to any hard-and-fast conclusions. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 18, 2004] Reference
This isn't a hard-and-fast list, and everyone's situation will vary. From Wordnik.com. [Dealing with car vandalism] Reference
"I do not, as a rule, like hard-and-fast rhymes," Pao-ch'ai retorted. From Wordnik.com. [Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books] Reference
And that really was not a hard-and-fast provision in the legislation. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 5, 2007] Reference
Unfortunately, there's no hard-and-fast rule for adapting baking times. From Wordnik.com. [Chat Leftovers: The well-bread muffin] Reference
They refuse to accept the hard-and-fast rules that are laid down for them. From Wordnik.com. [By the Christmas Fire] Reference
There are no hard-and-fast rules associated with proper serving temperature. From Wordnik.com. [Tip of the Day: Find the proper temperature for serving wine and learn about wine cellars] Reference
ROMANS: There were no hard-and-fast goals, no expectations for breakthroughs. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 15, 2006] Reference
MARTIN: That's why there is no hard-and-fast rule to say, well, was race a role?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 24, 2009] Reference
CARPENTER: There's no hard-and-fast rule to how much money you're going to save. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 29, 2005] Reference
There are no hard-and-fast best practices, but be aware that deals are out there. From Wordnik.com. [Manufacturers mum on holiday deals] Reference
"A matter with which, by hard-and-fast agreement, she has absolutely nothing to do!". From Wordnik.com. [On the Stairs] Reference
Is that a hard-and-fast position, as the House and Senate conferees resolve this issue?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 26, 2003] Reference
It's a regulation piece of business with the hard-and-fast criminal organizations of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Sleuth of St. James's Square] Reference
No hard-and-fast rules can be laid down as to the quantity in which it ought to be applied. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
Some managers have hard-and-fast rules about how many consecutive days a pitcher can pitch. From Wordnik.com. [Riggleman talks about Capps's availability] Reference
While there is no hard-and-fast rule, funds that "hug" the S&P, are often the biggest ones. From Wordnik.com. [Mutual Funds That Were Heavy on Financials Feel Downdraft] Reference
BOXER: I just don't agree with that, because I don't look at a goal as a hard-and-fast date. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 20, 2005] Reference
Remember that your environment is no hard-and-fast thing, an aggregate of physical realities. From Wordnik.com. [Applied Psychology: Making Your Own World Being the Second of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency] Reference
These modes of flight did not in every instance follow the hard-and-fast lines here laid down. From Wordnik.com. [The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore] Reference
It's not a hard-and-fast date, but it is giving a signal to the region that we're not occupiers. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 20, 2005] Reference
KERRY: I believe we need a hard-and-fast deadline, not an open - ended commitment of U.S. forces. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 21, 2006] Reference
That's not exactly a hard-and-fast statement: "I fully expect to support the Democratic nominee.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 13, 2007] Reference
But he never takes it as a hard-and-fast principle which must at all costs be imposed upon the facts. From Wordnik.com. [Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology] Reference
There are very few hard-and-fast rules that can be followed with success by every stutterer or stammerer. From Wordnik.com. [Stammering, Its Cause and Cure] Reference
There were no hard-and-fast arrival and departure times; members joined the crawl and left as they wished. From Wordnik.com. [Beer: Wooden you like a pint?] Reference
In the past, Google has made a few halfhearted attempts to give users hard-and-fast answers, as Alpha does. From Wordnik.com. [One Man’s Answer] Reference
Obama listened carefully and politely to all of this, but made no hard-and-fast promises, according to Rendell. From Wordnik.com. [The Starving States] Reference
No hard-and-fast rule can be laid down as to what would constitute a conservative percentage of trees to cut down. From Wordnik.com. [Studies of Trees] Reference
But no hard-and-fast line can be drawn between activities that must be left free and those which must be regulated. From Wordnik.com. [Problems of Conduct] Reference
SHAPIRO: Well, first, I have a hard-and-fast rule, and that is no one speaks that I am representing while the case is pending. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 28, 2003] Reference
Yet to do him justice it was even more that he would have hated to have their relationship spoiled by anything so hard-and-fast. From Wordnik.com. [Secret Bread] Reference
The fusion of the varying nationalities is gradually gaining ground, and the hard-and-fast line between the provinces is disappearing. From Wordnik.com. [Spanish Life in Town and Country] Reference
Elizabeth Razzi: The closet in the bedroom standard isn't always such a hard-and-fast rule, especially with old or historic properties. From Wordnik.com. [Real Estate Live] Reference
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