The phrase "a set of ground rules" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a collection of established guidelines or principles that govern behavior or procedures in a specific context.
Example: "Before we start the meeting, let's agree on a set of ground rules to ensure everyone has a chance to speak."
Alternatives: "a collection of guidelines" or "a list of rules".
Use a set of ground rules to make the conversation safe and productive.
Using your classroom guidelines/expectations, ask students to work up a set of ground rules for their groups.
Let's establish a set of ground rules so that we can make some apples-to-apples comparisons.
Then this month the military-led government put in writing a set of ground rules for a next constitution that would have given the military authority to intervene in civilian politics while protecting it from civilian oversight — setting off a firestorm.
Technology is advancing far too quickly for the old safeguards of intellectual property rights to keep up, and while we wait for the technical fixes to emerge, those of us who want to explore the opportunities the Internet offers need to establish a set of ground rules that give us the power to decide how our music is exploited and by whom.
All that's required is following a set of ground rules that stress physical activity, intellectual engagement and preventative health care.
"It's an adult relationship - a simple set of ground rules," she says.
Those efforts appeared to peak last month when the council sought to dictate a binding set of ground rules for a new constitution that would have given the military budgetary autonomy and a permanent political role.
The best that can happen is establish a new set of ground rules between militants and the Pakistani state.
You can start by getting the leadership team to agree on a simple set of ground rules for discussing ideas, engaging in critical thinking, and making decisions.
If he wins the Democratic nominating fight with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Mr. Obama said, "My folks will sit down and see if we can arrive at a common set of ground rules".
