firm rule

collocation in English

meaningsoffirmandrule

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firm
adjective
uk
/fɜːm/us
/fɝːm/
not soft but not ...
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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 offirmandrulefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffirm rule

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There is afirmruleabout that.
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If that is afirmrule, timing is essential.
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The people available to do the work reduce if there is afirmruleagainst payment.
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There was nofirmruleeither way until the mid-19th century.
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We had an absolutelyfirmrule.
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I know that it has afirmrulethat it will never allow a son to succeed in a tenancy.
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He made it afirmrulenever to challenge because he reckoned that it was thoroughly bad tactics.
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Most hosts invite only women to baby showers, although there is nofirmrulerequiring this.
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It also became afirmrulethat one of the consuls had to be a plebeian.
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It is not correct to imply that there is afirmruleor a piece of algebra that exempts decision makers from the necessity to make a judgment.
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The end of hisfirmrulesaw a reversal of this policy, with aristocrats recovering their lost properties or seizing new ones.
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Traditionally this definition has caused problems, with nofirmruleon what constitutes a more than merely preparatory act, but broad judicial statements give some guidance.
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