Sentence examples for prevailing rule from inspiring English sources

With all of this activity focused on tech companies, it's no surprise that the administration would turn to the Executive Order — a preferred weapon of choice for Presidents who find their agenda stalled in the face of an uncooperative legislature (or prevailing rule of law).

The prevailing rule for the audience here in the hall is, as always, absolute quiet, please.

The only prevailing rule is that no single response can ever, ever exceed two minutes.

While there are isolated instances of preposterous sartorial extravagance - 10ft tall costumes, supported by wheels, fashioned to evoke flowers, or witch doctors, or frogs - these are exceptions to the prevailing rule, which states: it's Carnival, wear a bikini.

Under the prevailing rule of recognition in a jurisdiction, legal officials are both authorized and obligated to follow specific criteria in determining which norms possess the status of laws.

Despite the prevailing rule in many historic cities -- that is, the more treasured the building, the more likely it is to be torn from its urban fabric -- Philadelphia has preserved much of its past without roping it off.

But they play by the prevailing rules.

He studies the prevailing rules of engagement, and is aghast.

Aesthetically, Guthrie was less a socialist than an anarchist, contemptuous of the prevailing rules and standards.

I play by the prevailing rules, and our lawyers said that what we did this year was legally permissible".

Bargaining then proceeds through a pluralist process of give-and-take that reflects the prevailing rules of the game as well as power relations among the participants.