Sentence examples for rules slip from inspiring English sources

I began to realise that most of the movie kids I was remembering were, like Elliot in ET, escapologists plotting to obviate adults' rules, slip the leash and jump the hedge.

So here's the real value of all that campaign cash and lobbying largesse: underwriting a willingness among legislators and government officials to bend the rules, slip in the necessary loopholes and look the other way when it comes time for the rich to hide their fortunes.

If you see that a club is letting too many rules slip, go to another club.

With every step that I took — from the United States to Beijing, from Beijing to the village — familiar rules slipped away.

Bogdan has defended his actions, saying that guards had allowed some of the rules to slip in previous years and that he was simply enforcing official procedures.

Their disclosure rules mean slip-ups are made public, and disparate institutional investors are unpredictable.

In the second round, Hamed was knocked down, though it was ruled a slip by the referee, Michael Ortega.

Shortly after a standing eight count, Jones fell to the canvas, though it was ruled a slip.

In round five Kessler tumbled off balance to the canvas – it was ruled a slip – and at that point Froch was in total control and cruising.

Bradley was hurt badly in the first round (a knock down was ruled a slip) and beat the count in the 12th round.

King Arthur was down for the first time in his career, in the fourth, put Dirrell down in the 10th, although it was ruled a slip, and was looking strong when Dirrell slipped again, a minute into the next round.