Physicians like to cite a rule: Dont use the words cure and cancer in the same sentence.

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In other words: as a rule of thumb we know it can lead to this kind of outcome.

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In other words, the professional staff may prefer a rule that is far harsher than the political appointees would permit, so they find an accommodating activist group that will sue the agency, and then agree to a settlement that compels EPA to write the harsher rule.

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For the most part, the basic rule of thumb is one accomplishment per inscription or personalization up to five words.

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Ian Paisley's declaration since that his party "will not be found wanting" if republicans, in his words, "complete the transition to democracy and the rule of law", has been welcomed by pro-agreement politicians but it has rocked sections of his party and his traditional supporters.

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To decide the case, the justices had to rule directly on the meaning of the Second Amendment, a provision with only 27 words: A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

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Simply put, the 10-40 rule states that the first ten slides of your presentation should contain no more than forty words.

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In a world where your primary output is words, it is easy to imagine a smoothly operating process based on really smart rule-making.

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