Sentence examples for silly rules from inspiring English sources

But you won't do it by silly rules about what you're allowed to say and what you're not.

Silly rules have also taken hold in that little piece of Europe in North America, French-speaking Quebec.

Mexico is business-friendly by comparison.Brazilians pride themselves on their knack for dodging silly rules (they call it jeitinho).

I suspect that it is over-protective minders and Barbican officials, rather than the actor himself, who are making these silly rules.

Corrupt and incompetent officials, venal politicians, slow, expensive and untrustworthy courts, silly rules and a feeling of public powerlessness all combine to make voters feel fed up.

I'm sure I remain one, despite stumbling around painfully over a scatter of moral precepts and silly rules like Lego in the dark.

Clemens was unavailable as he hid behind his silly rule about not doing interviews on the day before he starts.

Some silly rule about the burgers having to be made up fresh, rather than sweating on the hotplate for hours.

He fails as he cannot keep to one silly rule – that he must not look back – and meaninglessness wins out again.

But the lightheartedness is often shadowed by the threat of real trouble, since even the lighthearted breaking of a silly rule can have serious consequences.

A silly rule limiting speeches to four minutes and a clocking-off time of 5 pm have resulted in a lifeless debating chamber.Meanwhile, the executive has proposed making it illegal to smack children under three and has rewarded its chums in the teaching unions with a 35-hour week linked to a 21.5% pay increase over three years, since when teacher productivity has gone steadily downhill.