Sentence examples for elaborate rule from inspiring English sources

I am sure that somewhere there is an elaborate rule about what to put on your walls that goes something like this: original painting good, original print next best thing; gallery poster acceptable, repro canvas in a fake gilt frame not acceptable; vintage poster fine, watercolour by your dead aunt Val, ooh not sure - is it any good?

"We have elaborate rules for conflict of interest management".

It is still too early to issue elaborate rules.

Personal infractions of the elaborate rules at Bastoy usually result in group punishment, like the cutting of rations.

But it was based on elaborate rules and required a thorough knowledge of the poets and prose writers of antiquity.

Cities typically have elaborate rules for cabs and limos that control drivers, vehicles, fares, and so on.

In those days, international arbitration was available at The Hague under elaborate rules, and the case wound up in arbitration.

Running afoul of the government's elaborate rules for handling paper and computer files can be a serious matter.

In two years looms a significant power imbalance, and their relationship demands elaborate rules, record-keeping and negotiation.

Even rather small changes in the elaborate rules governing economic life inevitably provoke spirited opposition from some quarters.

At times, certain court cases can seem to be simple insanity, disguised by elaborate rules and protocol.