Rules
Britishplural noun
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short for Australian Rules
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English history the neighbourhood around certain prisons (esp the Fleet and King's Bench prison) in which trusted prisoners were allowed to live under specified restrictions
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Grammy rules state that albums do not need to exist physically to be considered for this category, unlike in the recording package category.
From Los Angeles Times
The businesses otherwise faced a big impediment: state rules that generally limit such contracts to five or 10 years and require competitive bidding to operate on property within a park.
Newsom has signed more than two dozen executive orders aimed at streamlining the rebuild by waiving environmental rules and other obstacles.
On Kalshi, the service’s top competitor, there are platform rules against betting on outcomes bettors can influence or on which they have “material non-public information.”
From Slate
About nine million pensioners will get the Winter Fuel Payment in 2025/2026, after a government U-turn over changes to the eligibility rules.
From BBC
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