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Statutes provide few guidelines as to when a swap line can be extended or under what conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

"Academic Freedom is enshrined as a guiding principle in the University's Charter and Statutes," they said.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Statutes give each Cabinet head broad authority to make these appointments.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2024

Statutes don’t describe what the community service or “coursework” might be.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2022

It was this complex and ambiguous inheritance that the Royal Society adopted when it wrote the word into its Statutes.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton