If a rule could be done cheaper and faster, then we want to hear about it.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama at the APEC Business Summit

If a kid broke the rule of not eating, then he could.

NEWYORKER: Show The Monster

Maybe at first, but as the Washington Legal Foundation noted recently, if the source then says he has no idea what counsel are talking about, Rule 11 sanctions could well be on the way.

FORBES: Citing "Confidential Sources" in Complaint Was a Bad Idea, It Turns Out

If, for instance, Plaid no longer stands for home rule and self-government, then what does it stand for?

BBC: NEWS | UK | Wales | Plaid problems overshadow future

If you establish a company-wide rule, backed by punishment, that you never fail, then you have, de facto, established an unwritten rule that no one in your company will ever take a risk again.

FORBES: We Never Fail

If they are right, then he is closer than he admits to the limits of his budget-balance rule.

ECONOMIST: The budget: Boxed in | The

If your goal is investor education, then disclosure of all the facts relevant to making an investment decision should be the rule.

FORBES: Emerging New Fiduciary Trends and Developments: Systems of Mass Deception vs. Systems of Enhanced Diligence (September 1, 2003)