There are stiff fines for breaking the rules.

违反规则要受重罚。

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A distressingly large number of firms have been breaking the rules.

违规经营的公司数目之大，令人担忧。

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If people fail to sort their garbage properly, they can be fined up to 200 yuan, while companies will have to pay between 1,000 to 50,000 yuan for breaking the rules.

如果人们没有正确分类垃圾，他们将被处以最高200元的罚款，而违反规定的公司将需要支付1000至5万元的罚款。

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Her efforts have led to stronger environmental rules governing the ship-breaking industry.

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I'm breaking all the rules now anyway. Since I'm going to hell.

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Where Peterffy saw innovation, Jones saw somebody breaking the rules with a jury-rigged terminal.

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"Some of the most important stories have involved breaking the rules in some way, " Ryley said.

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In December, the head of the Swiss NGO Helvetas, Anne Sophie Gindoz, was expelled for "breaking the rules".

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