ground rules

One of the ground rules in basketball is not to run with the ball.

We speak of the American Way of Life as though it involves the ground rules for the governance of heaven.

I set some ground rules, trying to be clear and reasonable.

Some participants in the meeting say it was also an effort to set ground rules for other takeovers of state-owned companies.

But it does mean that the IPCC in its next assessment must be more scrupulous in adhering to its basic ground rules.

Setting ground-rules and a goal for the retrospective helps it to run smoothly.

Whatever the arrangement, it's up to the reporter to make sure both sides understand and agree to the ground rules before the interview.

They are a set of processing is out of print color range of colors that the ground rules, namely the following.

And then, in Jerusalem, her use of the word unprecedented seemed a rhetorical leap beyond the No Drama ground rules.

The guy who presented his own ground rules, I should add, has been my husband for eight and a half years.

He may be bisexual; if so, you have choices: accept that about him (and establish some ground rules), or move on.

The ground rules that govern the relationship between reporters and officials are continuing as well.

Failure to comply with these ground rules may result in revocation of your account to participate.

For brainstorming to work at its best level, however, some simple ground rules need to be established.

In laying out ground rules for the year, I had forgotten all about gifts, a crucial pipeline of Chinese products pouring into our house.

This article discusses ground rules and techniques that your development organization can use to execute BPI projects more effectively.

I recommend you follow a few ground rules before contacting a prospective mentor.

To be most effective, brainstorming sessions require a trained facilitator and some basic ground rules.

But if you see no alternative to living together, Bonham says ground rules are essential.

Besides ground rules, designers of high-speed circuits must also consider the rules about power supplies to obtain best results.

Guiding principles define the ground rules for development, maintenance, and usage of the SOA.

Create ground rules for comparisons of the site to those of competitors, or past development efforts.

Statements establish ground rules for subsequent code, helping prevent syntax and logic errors.

In 2001, China amended its copyright law, setting the ground rules to follow international standards of copyright protection.

The main companies setting ground rules for app data-gathering have big stakes in the ad business.

It will be much easier come January 1st if you party with a few ground rules.

The agreements constitute the legal ground-rules for international commerce.

To have a better working environment for your staff, you need to set ground rules.

Lois Zachary urges mentors and mentees to establish ground rules before they begin a relationship.

Now before we begin, I'd like to offer a little disclaimer and set some ground rules here.

My ex and I had to create some ground rules quickly.

But the behaviour of past pandemics offers a few ground rules.

Girls, however, prefer setting ground rules regarding such matters so as to rule out any possible misunderstandings.

I then described some ground rules and techniques you can use to deal with these problems.

More important than asking questions is establishing ground rules.

When I make threads for a specific reason, I sometimes set ground rules in the first post.

Any short term intervention in changing the ground rules will impede the cycle of recovery.

Establish rule for conversational etiquette, get everyone at the table to agree and accept the ground rules.

So what special ground-rules would we need to add for a retrospective?

Basic ground rules: choose six names, three you think rose sharply in in popularity in the USA last year and three you think fell sharply .

According to Saleem, the only option that could work is for Digg to come up with more ground rules, but even that is a tall order.

These and other ground rules, as well as grading policy, will be discussed in more detail in the first two classes.

Let's set some ground rules by putting forth some relevant concepts and defining them.

Leaders establish the ground rules largely through their own behavior.

The G-20 meeting yielded pledges to strengthen the ground rules under which financial markets operate.

The release of long-awaited electoral laws in March 2010 has set the ground-rules for the elections.

Let us summarize the ground rules for scale playing.

Penny: Okay, ground rules: no baths, and definitely no enemas.

We don't have to decide this right now, but we do need to lay down some ground rules.

If people start to forget the ground-rules then it is the facilitator's job to remind everyone.

It calls for ground rules to protect against wrongdoing and harm.

On my first dates, I would present and we would discuss a series of ground rules that guys had to adhere to for dating me.

Keeping your distance or setting down ground rules?

We'll look at making introductions and explaining ground rules and interview format.

(Laughter. ) We've been setting some ground rules here.

We should set up a few ground rules to make our house comfortable.

Today we just get the ground rules straight, in case this thing goes to trial.

And then, before you get together, agree on some ground rules.

The first step is to establish some ground rules.

Spell out interview ground rules in the notebook.

It is also associated with supporting others in the team so that the team processes follow agreed ground rules.

The school sets ground rules for interviewing the prospective staff.

There were 10 ground rules and all of them applied equally to me.

Like my dating ground rules, I have a series of questions I ask about each object I'm considering owning and for those things I already own.

Of course, you'll need to enforce a few ground rules such as no swearing or hitting.

Can you explain the ground rules to me?

I started using the ground rules my fourth year of college because I was repeatedly appalled by my dates' disrespectful behavior.

We have a few ground rules here.

you can establish the "ground rules" of accepted behaviour and at the same time train the team in effective techniques.

It matters because Unvarnished is a potentially powerful new platform, the ground rules of which can make a big, real-world difference.

If you both agree on ground rules[2] right from day one it can last.

There are some obvious ground-rules that would apply to most productive meetings - for example, setting mobile phones to silent mode.

You must lay down ground rules so that you can complete a job.

Companies that have al-ready gained experience in this have developed some useful ground rules:

Operate with simple ground rules that help them function at the edge of chaos

As the African state involved, I think we need to set some ground rules such as: local labour must be used;

I'd like to go oversome ground rules