Does the existence of this informal relationship give you the right to stretch the rules of the work environment?

这种交情的存在是否会给你在工作中获得格外通融的权利呢？

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There will be many people who will stretch the limits of whatever specific rules are implied, and in doing so violate the spirit of the regulation as they adhere to its letter.

无论具体的含义是什么，都会有很多人去拓展其界限，这样一来，他们在遵循规章制度的字面含义的同时，却违背了其精神。

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Can we stretch the rules to allow them to join in our club?

我们能放宽规定允许他们加入我们的俱乐部吗？

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Lenders are particularly willing to stretch their rules in a bull market.

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Indeed, it is not much of a stretch to suggest that these rules are the reason we have seen the widespread adoption over the years of employer matching contributions, automatic enrollment, automatic escalation of contributions, and numerous other innovations in the retirement plan space that have been shown to increase saving.

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Under current rules, people who inherit IRAs can "stretch" their withdrawals across their life expectancies, paying income tax only on the amounts they remove from the account and continuing the tax deferral on any earnings inside.

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