existing rule
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexistingandrule
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existing
adjective[before noun]
uk/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/us/ɪɡˈzɪs.tɪŋ/
used to refer to something that ...
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rule
noun
uk/ruːl/us/ruːl/
an accepted principle or instruction that states the way things are or should be done, and tells you what you are allowed or are not allowed ...
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(Definition ofexistingandrulefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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An approach to improving the maintainability ofexistingrulebases.
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Unlikeexistingrule-based analyses, this framework handles conflicting directionality in stress as well.
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The claim by any of the parties to a right following from anexistingrulewould be expected.
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That will reverse theexistingrule.
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This restriction follows theexistingrule.
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Under theexistingrulehe had no pension at all.
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We believe that theexistingruleis a fair one.
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It has been decided to modify theexistingrule.
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Clause 2 abolishes theexistingruleof law on supersession.
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Specifically, we must add the keyword and a corresponding rule to the process-state macro, as well as modify the code for theexistingrule.
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I see no reason to make any change in theexistingrule.
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Let us build on that rather than tear up theexistingrulebook.
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It is not proposed to make any alteration in theexistingrule.
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However, much of what they are doing could be done underexistingrule-making powers.
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One should strike down anexistingruleonly if everyone is convinced that it is bad.
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That said, there have already been, and remain, exceptions to thatexistingrule.
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In order to do that, it abrogates theexistingruleof law.
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Theexistingrule'one fund, one project' is a definite hindrance.
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The starting point is anexistingrule-based system, and it is compared with a newly-developed stochastic component, which is slotted into the place of the rule-based parser.
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It restates the present broad powers of theexistingrulecommittees and expands them in some respects.
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He will not need to do that in the other cases where theexistingruleis kept.
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I agree that theexistingruleis nonsense, and that it is difficult to produce any justification for it.
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I think that theexistingruleis a good one and serves the best interests of all concerned.
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The law in the convention will supersede anyexistingruleof salvage law where there is any inconsistency.
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