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rule book

Noun

Meaning

a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made

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I don't go by the rule book... I lead from the heart, not the head. Diana, Princess of Wales

I guess there isn't a rule book for what might be unacceptable to do to another human being. Suzanne Collins

I do admit to mocking atheists, because mockery is a legitimate form of debate according to my rule Book. God Himself mocks evil men who refuse His moral government. Ray Comfort

It was in the rule book. They gave you three warnings. The fourth time you fell below four miles an hour you were...well, you were out of the Walk. But if you had three warnings and could manage to walk for three hours, you were back in the sun again. Stephen King

In baseball, democracy shines its clearest. The only race that matters is the race to the bag. The creed is the rule book. And color, merely something to distinguish one team's uniform from another's. Ernie Harwell

In motorsports we work in the grey areas a lot. You're trying to find where the holes are in the rule book. Danica Patrick

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