Sentence examples for altered the rules from inspiring English sources

In 2008 — after the bubble had burst — the Federal Reserve altered the rules, but the changes were weak.

Russia seemed to opt for democracy in the 1990s, but when Vladimir Putin altered the rules, most voters went along.

In January, Advertising Age altered the rules for the trade publication's annual listing of top advertising agencies.

Her family moved into its home 12 years ago, right as the state's Department of Pesticide Regulation altered the rules designed to protect residents from cancer.

It was oxygen, a disruptive newcomer to the aquatic economy, that permanently altered the rules about what could and could not be present in seawater.

Civil liberties lawyers who had been pressing for such a change said that the Police Department altered the rules without informing them or the court, and that as a result, litigation over the practices continued to be pursued.

They have now altered the rule to say that veils will be allowed, but hoodies won't – presumably hoping that those who put their religion as "Jedi" didn't really mean it.

But the league altered the rule in April, granting each team a second designated player, along with the option to purchase a third slot for a luxury tax-like fee, while reducing the charge for each player.

Media, fans and players across the league remain divided on the goal, some claiming that the league altered the rule after the fact.

Lottery officials said they could not alter the rules.

In the case of Silvio Berlusconi, you alter the rules.