| 单词 | hard-and-fast |
| 例句 | While there are only ten hard-and-fast laws to the Scythedom, there are many accepted conventions. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z But my parents didn't have hard-and-fast rules about our career aspirations. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He wasn’t baby-cute anymore, and it was a hard-and-fast rule that prospective parents wanted babies. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z In a world where the rules kept changing from house to house, there was one hard-and-fast one. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, there’s no hard-and-fast rule that tells you how to form the plural of every word that ends in o. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z While it’s not a hard-and-fast rule by any means, musicals are far more likely to start in the business office. Benj Pasek and Justin Paul swing for the fences with ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z All of these suggestions should be treated like that — as general guidelines, not hard-and-fast rules. How to feed your D&D party (or any game night group) 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z Magnusson says you can keep things that evoke good memories; there are no hard-and-fast rules such as folding your remaining T-shirts to stand upright in your drawers, as dictated by the KonMari method. Americans are pack rats. Swedes have the solution: ‘Death cleaning.’ 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z But this is far from a hard-and-fast rule; films with male leads such as “The Karate Kid” and “Robin Hood” were also in the top 20. Men vastly outnumber women in film criticism. Here are the movies affected most. 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Botta says there are no hard-and-fast rules for choosing tomatoes — it all depends on your own cooking needs and the specific dishes you're planning on preparing. An expert guide to summer tomatoes, from Beefsteak to Roma and Cherokee Purple 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z And nowhere was the habit of making hard-and-fast distinctions dissolve more apparent than on the water. Istanbul: minarets and martinis 2011-02-27T00:05:21Z That’s not a hard-and-fast rule, I know, but it’s something that I feel, you can probably tell, very passionately about, as a member of a two-mom family that didn’t instill that as an expectation. Inside women’s “Ambition Decisions”: On opting out, buying in or embracing the “flex life” 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z In the years since, I’ve looked back on my blog with shame and regret — about my pettiness, my motivating rage, my hard-and-fast assumptions that people were either good or bad. My Year of Grief and Cancellation 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z The texture was delightful, though, melty and luscious, more like fluff than a hard-and-fast marsh. The absolute best way to make s'mores 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z “The danger of creating one hard-and-fast rule is that it diminishes the conversation,” she says. Authenticity in casting: From 'colorblind' to 'color conscious,' new rules are anything but black and white 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z Even the so-called hard-and-fast rules, like refraining from applause between movements, aren’t as hard and fast as they seem. 4 myths about classical music debunked 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z He also urges parents to explain that although there are no hard-and-fast distinctions, males and females might approach sexual scenarios differently. How to talk to kids about sex 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z While certainly true in many cases — higher mountains equal steeper slopes, after all — it’s not a hard-and-fast rule. 5 Things Skiers May Not Know About the Trail Map 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z The New York Times sometimes, but not always, capitalizes lowercase works; its stylebook lacks a hard-and-fast rule. where have classical music’s uppercase letters gone? 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z One of the few hard-and-fast rules of comedy is, “You can’t parody a parody.” Motherlode Blog: Read This, or Be the Worst Parent Ever 2012-03-23T19:40:58Z But it became a serious issue a few years later, at our next stop, the Arts & Leisure section of The New York Times, with its hard-and-fast space limitations. Music’s Towering Intellectual, With an Appetite for Trouble 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z There are no hard-and-fast rules to this process, but Jacomo is the sole arbiter. A final seating for the man who knew every D.C. power player’s favorite table 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z Needless to say, the events of the past 18 months put these hyper-organized, hard-and-fast rules to the ultimate test. Review | Emily Oster says you should run your family like a business. Does that work in 2021 — or ever? 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z While the Joffrey doesn’t have a hard-and-fast rule, it generally requires donors to contribute $25,000 annually, depending on the project and the donor. You, too, can travel like a symphony conductor or a prima ballerina. For a price. 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z The exhibition labels avoid hard-and-fast alignment of peoples, places and styles. Art Review: African Art Museum of the SMA Fathers, Tenafly, N.J. 2010-08-19T22:05:00Z It’s a tricky term, with no hard-and-fast definition. Study: Seattle remains untouched by gentrification 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z But beyond that, the code included few hard-and-fast rules that could not be overturned by what it called “military necessity.” ‘Lincoln’s Code,’ by John Fabian Witt 2012-10-10T21:53:50Z What was a hard-and-fast line when she first started, Ewing says, “has become more porous. People have become freed up to give the story what it needs.” Perspective | Actors in documentaries used to be taboo. Now they’re the stars. 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z But the Flag Code is difficult to enforce, experts say, and has thus become more of a guideline than a hard-and-fast law. How 'The Star-Spangled Banner,' racist or not, became our national anthem 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z As with the breakfast sandwiches, there are no hard-and-fast rules for the silog, except when it comes to the egg. For These Brothers, the Real Thanksgiving Feast Is a Filipino Breakfast 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z And falling away from the idea that there was a hard-and-fast ‘right way’ just blew the doors off my concept of music-making.” The Endless Curiosity of Chris Thile 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z The one hard-and-fast rule for Catalyst is no challenging incumbents; in primaries without incumbents, meanwhile, the organization reserves the right to support multiple candidates. Can this PAC find more LGBTQ and minority candidates to run as Republicans? 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z Those are the only hard-and-fast guidelines in the book, which marries the teachings of Buddha with references to some of the most current, reasonable science regarding nutrition, health and weight loss. Shrink the ‘window of eating,’ and maybe I’ll shrink, too 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Back then, she says, there weren’t really any hard-and-fast rules. How to host a better book club 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z Because hard-and-fast documentation of Broonzy's early life is scarce, Riesman makes some rather sizable deductions in this biography. Bringing Big Bill Broonzy back into the spotlight 2011-05-23T13:37:28Z “If you had to really write it down, the only hard-and-fast rule is that the chew toy needs to be dragged into the end zone,” says Schachner. Puppy Bowl: Cuteness becomes a cash cow 2013-02-01T03:34:14Z I use this recipe as a guide, not a hard-and-fast set of rules. The easygoing, savory, make-ahead way to feed a crowd: Stratas 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z This hard-and-fast rule has the inadvertent effect of making Glover temporarily one of the most powerful people in Washington. ‘The Nutcracker’: Fairies and tulle onstage, total nuts backstage 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z There are a few hard-and-fast rules to sticker trading: If you plan to ask for stickers from an artist you admire, you have to send him or her your stickers first. Stickering is an increasingly popular art form for D.C. artists, particularly women 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z One friend holds to a hard-and-fast rule: If you haven’t looked at it in 20 years, get rid of it. Perspective | My nest is empty, but the stuff remains. Why is decluttering so emotionally fraught? 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z There are no hard-and-fast rules here—you can give a few extra dollars, 20% of the total, or even an extra hour's worth of pay. How to tip in 2023, according to experts and industry pros 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z There’s a key problem, though: Computers like rules — solid, hard-and-fast instructions to follow. Morality in transportation: How will autonomous vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists will share the road? 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z “There are no hard-and-fast rules, only general guidelines and varied court decisions.” Column: AI investors say they'll go broke if they have to pay for copyrighted works. Don't believe it 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z There are no hard-and-fast rules about how much to drink, but keeping a water bottle or glass at your desk to sip from makes it easier to not get fluid depleted. 7 tips for making the hours you spend at work healthier ones 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z It is important to remember that this isn’t a hard-and-fast categorization: we’ve simply grouped these systems together to help you organize your learning. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The Danish epidemiology study does not offer hard-and-fast proof of the cannabis-schizophrenia connection, which could be accomplished only through randomized controlled trials. Heavy Cannabis Use Linked to Schizophrenia Especially among Young Men 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z For one thing, it has a capacity of 450 — more than twice as many people as the old club’s 199, though that number often seemed more like a suggestion than a hard-and-fast cap. Near replica of original 9:30 Club opening with Foo Fighters concert 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z She also suggested making gang membership a hard-and-fast bar on obtaining legal presence. MS-13 expanding to Mexico to control migrant-smuggling, feds say 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z PLAINS, Ga. — When Jimmy Carter and his pastor, Tony Lowden, part ways after prayer sessions or private conversations, they have a hard-and-fast rule never to say goodbye. Why Jimmy Carter’s pastor won’t say ‘goodbye’ to the former president 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Remember, this isn’t a hard-and-fast categorization: these systems are grouped together to help you organize your learning. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z On a call with reporters, the bank’s chief executive Jamie Dimon — normally one of the more gregarious Wall Street figureheads — repeatedly demurred from hard-and-fast predictions. JPMorgan Sets Aside Money for Bad Debts as ‘Mild Recession’ Looms 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Typically, the defendant posts bond, which is about 10 percent of bail — though that’s not a hard-and-fast rule. How Bankman-Fried Negotiated His Way Out of Jail 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z There is no hard-and-fast rule as to whether renting or buying is financially preferable. Opinion | The precariousness of homeownership 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Justice Department protocol cautions prosecutors against taking overt action in the direct run-up to an election, but that’s more a standard convention than a hard-and-fast rule. Trump criminal probes will proceed — even as he’s candidate 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Remember, this isn’t a hard-and-fast categorization: these systems are grouped together to help you organize your learning. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The only other hard-and-fast rule: Incumbents can’t be forced out by the new lines. Why redistricting is such a hot topic in the leaked L.A. City Council audio 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z No hard-and-fast rules mark the exact moment a pandemic ends. Opinion | No, President Biden, the pandemic is not over 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z What’s more, even if a hard-and-fast 15-week rule would align the United States with its peer democracies, Mr. Graham’s bill would not impose a consistent, nationwide policy. Opinion | Lindsey Graham’s abortion bill is hypocritical — and dangerous 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z One of the few hard-and-fast rules when it comes to timing is that someone must be at least two months away from their last vaccination or booster dose before getting the updated booster. Should I get the Omicron booster now or wait a few weeks? 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z The city alleged that Siemens had pulled a bait-and-switch, gulling the city into signing a contract lacking that hard-and-fast guarantee. Column: If Mississippi is a 'laboratory of democracy,' we're in trouble 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Extensive exploration of magnetic fields has revealed a number of hard-and-fast rules. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z When it comes to the vegetables — or crudités, if you’re feeling fancy — there are no hard-and-fast rules. Chicken skewers with an herby sauce make a dreamy cookout dish 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shortened in December from 10 days to five, is more a starting point than a hard-and-fast rule in California. Why it's taking people with COVID-19 so long to finally get a negative test 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Instead of a hard-and-fast rule, this leaves the outcome to be decided case by case. As Boeing pushes for exemption for MAX 10, report to FAA critiques 737 crew-alerting system 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z At the same time, don’t let the process become overly consuming; there are no hard-and-fast rules about how to arrange your books. Simple tips for creating a beautiful bookshelf 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z When it comes to talking finances with a partner, there’s no hard-and-fast rule for when the conversation should occur. Take the anxiety out of the money talk with your partner | Provided by 1st Security Bank 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z Although there are no hard-and-fast definitions, it broadly means symptoms that persist beyond four weeks since the initial infection and that are hard to explain in any other fashion. Opinion | ‘Long covid’ is going to be a long haul 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z No hard-and-fast rules exists for who gets to participate in the initiative, and the organization encourages anyone who is interested to get involved. Citizen-science group tracks rainy day 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z As for your pulse reading, there’s no hard-and-fast ideal number for your heart rate. Reading a home blood pressure monitor 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z For an indoor bonsai, there are no hard-and-fast rules on when to prune. How to care for a bonsai tree and make it live forever 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Because the 15-day limit applies to insurers and not doctors and hospitals directly, they said they viewed it as “guidance” as opposed to a hard-and-fast rule. Calls for action after regulators criticize delays in L.A. County's public health system 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z It’s hard to recommend a hard-and-fast rule for how often to replace a sponge, because much depends on how often it’s used and how it’s maintained, Bolton says. Your kitchen sponge needs cleaning, too. Here’s how to care for it. 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z But there’s no hard-and-fast rule about how often or how much to water them; instead, it depends on the conditions of your home. Houseplants awaken in spring. Here’s how to care for them. 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Photo editors say there are no hard-and-fast rules for sorting newsworthy war images from more questionable ones; just professional judgment and experience. How journalists decide which images from Ukraine are too awful to publish 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z The Cold War adage coined by Republican Sen. Arthur Vandenberg in the late 1940s, that politics stops at the water’s edge, should not be a hard-and-fast rule in a democracy. Opinion | Ukraine’s torment cannot become just one more media sensation 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z “Don’t get your buckets mixed up” was a hard-and-fast rule, Harrison notes. Meet the Seattle-based rowing team that crossed the Atlantic in 40 days 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z Race is more of a social construct than a hard-and-fast reality, viewed differently by various people, though often one with terrible consequences for groups that are enslaved, attacked and mistreated. Whoopi Goldberg learned something about the Holocaust — let’s follow her example 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z The N.F.L. salary cap is more like a predatory lending agreement than a hard-and-fast budget restriction. Some N.F.L. Teams Face a Financial Cliff Despite Raised Salary Cap 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Because he had been making movies for so long, he knew what would work and what wouldn’t on him, but he didn’t have many hard-and-fast rules: He would wear anything but fuchsia. Remembering Dean Stockwell, one of Hollywood's kindest stars 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Even then, there are no hard-and-fast rules on which energy source at what time leads to lowest carbon supply across the EU: for example, in Sweden wind blows more at night. Is your electric car as eco-friendly as you thought? 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Among them: a hard-and-fast ban on bananas, since they are believed to invite bad energy to the boat. Klay Thompson Finally Found Love. With His Boat. 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z But there was no hard-and-fast rule about always being in the office, she suggested, and the future balance between home and office work "would depend on the work and the teams themselves". Goldmans backs office life with Birmingham tech hub 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z Although the guidelines do not provide hard-and-fast rules, they offer valuable treatment suggestions when currently used remedies do not result in the best relief possible. There’s No ‘One Size Fits All’ Treatment for Asthma 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z The organizers said the documents were preliminary — the first playbook was heavier on colorful illustrations than hard-and-fast rules — and would be updated as the pandemic evolves. Tokyo Olympics Playbook: Testing? Yes. Quarantines? No. Fans? Maybe. 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z A “no-spend month” sounds strict, but there are no hard-and-fast rules. Millennial Money: How to nail a no-spend month 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Individual circumstances matter, and that is why it is difficult to put hard-and-fast numbers on how many people are too many, Marcus says. How to Minimize COVID Risk and Enjoy the Holidays 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z There is no hard-and-fast definition for such buildings, which some loosely describe as a million or more square feet in only a handful of stories. On the Hunt for Office Space, Companies Stay Low to the Ground 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z But lab experts said there is no hard-and-fast definition. Trump administration bars FDA from regulating some laboratory tests, including for coronavirus 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z "There are not hard-and-fast data points that automatically trigger a move. … Rather, individual geographic areas are evaluated looking at their specific trends over time." Politicians and business interests ignored health officials to control reopening. Cases exploded. 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z A raging pandemic is a bad time to impose hard-and-fast federal rules that handcuff colleges and universities from making the tough decisions that are best for their students and financial bottom line. Illinois Editorial Roundup 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z “It’s human nature to want clear, hard-and-fast rules that never change and are easy to understand, but that’s simply not possible in a global pandemic that affects literally everyone,” said Grant Neely, Northam’s communications director. Despite Northam’s public health credentials, some Virginians question his leadership during pandemic 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z “There are no hard-and-fast rules about this,” said Amy Borrus, deputy director of the Council of Institutional Investors, a group that argues for shareholder rights and represents pension funds and other long-term investors. U.S. companies cut thousands of workers while continuing to reward shareholders during pandemic 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Our world, to an alarming degree, is currently based on if-this-then-that contingencies, and if we have learned anything in the past month, it’s that hard-and-fast predictions have no place in the current environment. Perspective | Sporting events should be among the final parts of everyday life to return, not the first 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z A CDC official, Dr. Jay Butler, said Monday there’s no hard-and-fast rule. How social distancing works and what it means for you 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z An honest commitment to try to change habits is always far more effective than hard-and-fast denial, but deciding what is possible is the first step. Jonathan Safran Foer: ‘Why don’t Extinction Rebellion issue specific ideas? They are awfully vague’ 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z Dickie Arbiter, a former press secretary to the queen, said that there is “no hard-and-fast job description” for royals such as Andrew. Organizations distance themselves from Prince Andrew after interview defending relationship with Jeffrey Epstein 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z The AI principles released Thursday were light on specifics, setting few of the hard-and-fast boundaries that AI skeptics might have hoped for. Pentagon advisory board releases principles for ethical use of artificial intelligence in warfare 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z There’s no hard-and-fast deadline for when a strike might be called, McAllister said. Grocery workers authorize strike against SW Washington and Oregon stores if negotiations fail 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z “I think anytime you have a situation like this where nobody knows exactly what the truth and exactly what the facts are, it’s hard to draw any hard-and-fast conclusions,” the South Dakota Republican said. Ernst, Romney call for investigation into Trump rape accusation by E. Jean Carroll 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z Friedman said the team doesn’t apply any “hard-and-fast rules” to its process other than selecting the best player available regardless of perceived needs. Dodgers ready to let the ‘board dictate’ their MLB draft strategy 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z Unlike, say, diet or fitness gurus, notebook gurus offer many suggestions but few hard-and-fast rules. Perspective | Why I’m obsessed with reading books about writing in notebooks 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Federal agencies are supposed to have hard-and-fast rules about how they manage themselves during a shutdown, but the OMB — under Vought’s direction — has directed agencies to make multiple changes on the fly. The partisan warrior leading the White House’s shutdown response 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z When I turned 40, I started to slowly question my choices, easing up on some of those hard-and-fast rules. Perspective | Why I gave up on ‘flattering’ clothing 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z There are no hard-and-fast answers to that question, says exhibit curator David Saunders, who is also associate curator of antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum. 'Underworld' at the Getty Villa examines celebrity ghosts of ancient times - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z There is no lesson to be learned from the Shiffs’ experience, no hard-and-fast reason why the son became addicted, had such a hard time quitting or did not die as so many others did. Review: Timothée Chalamet might be the male actor of his generation, and 'Beautiful Boy' is one reason why - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Instead, patients are told to set a hard-and-fast time to wake up. Finally, a cure for insomnia? 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z While there are specific standards for district and circuit judges, there aren’t any hard-and-fast rules for the high court — only precedent. Brett Kavanaugh recusals likely to disappoint conservatives 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z The doctrine is, Judge Barrett wrote, “not a hard-and-fast rule in the court’s constitutional cases,” and she added that its power is diminished when the case under review is unpopular. Two Judges Exemplify the Choice Trump Faces in a Supreme Court Pick 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z Such decisions aren’t based on hard-and-fast rules, a new study reveals. Are these dots purple or blue? Your answer might not be as reliable as you think 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z A similar proposed resolution died earlier this year because it imposed a hard-and-fast date of July 18 for those demanding the courthouse’s survival to come up with a way to pull it off. Recent editorials published in Iowa newspapers 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z It is likely run into some conservative and liberal opposition, because conservatives will argue that it is placing some limits on military officials, and liberals will not like the lack of a hard-and-fast sunset. Analysis | Congress shows some might on military authority after years of inertia 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z But sticking to the record in Supreme Court cases can sometimes be more of a notion than a hard-and-fast rule. SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Sotomayor rapped for surfing the web 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z There is no hard-and-fast rule on how many bids to get, but, in general, the larger the job the more bids you should get. Fix a leaky roof without draining your wallet 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z Raising the age requirement, Loesch said, was only a step that Trump was mulling, not a hard-and-fast commitment. NRA rejects Trump's call for raising the age limit to buy rifles 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z Only once does he mention a hard-and-fast standard of good human relations — giving the benefit of the doubt. White privilege: Readers weigh in 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z From watching him navigate it all, I concluded that the center double yellow lines here must be more of a guideline than a hard-and-fast rule. Perspective | When covering your first Games, getting there is half the fun 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z Even his bigotry is lazy and unfocused, producing — with the exception of the ill-fated Muslim ban — no hard-and-fast policy proscriptions. What if Trump were smart and had real ideological zeal? 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z For now, speculation about GE’s ejection is just that, speculation, with analysts generally mum on the topic and no hard-and-fast rules dictating the terms of membership. Facebook waiting in wings should Dow brain trust get sick of GE 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z Kids no longer make the same hard-and-fast genre distinctions as their parents. From Farm to Farm With the King of ‘Bro-Country’ 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z Under military law, there are few hard-and-fast rules that dictate which cases should go to trial. How the military handles sexual assault cases behind closed doors 2017-09-30T04:00:00Z The team’s hard-and-fast rule was that all these videos needed to be “as authentic as possible,” Yacenda says. American Vandal is the future of documentaries, not just dick jokes 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z Though once your shoes are in good shape, she cautions there shouldn't be a hard-and-fast rule when it comes to what to wear. Do the colours you wear at work matter? - BBC News 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z There are no hard-and-fast rules dictating the terms of membership in the 30-stock Dow Jones industrial average. Facebook waiting in wings should Dow brain trust get sick of GE 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z With equities, the calculations are not quite so hard-and-fast. Analysts struggle to make accurate long-term market forecasts 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z “When we talk about the price of a drug, it’s sort of an arbitrary estimate instead of a hard-and-fast rule,” said Caitlin Morris of the advocacy group Families USA. How to tell if the price is right on your next prescription 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z A micro-home has no hard-and-fast definition, but is typically smaller than 37 sq m - the minimum size for a studio under government standards. Would you live in a home the size of a Tube carriage? - BBC News 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z There is no hard-and-fast rule for choosing practice partners; it varies by individual. For tennis players at the Citi Open, there’s an art to choosing practice partners 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z Those individuals stay in constant communication during the process, but there’s no hard-and-fast rule about perspective or continuity that the company abides by in crafting its experiences. Movie theaters are becoming roller coasters, whether you like it or not 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z But these unwritten privileges are understandings, not hard-and-fast rules of law. Did Comey's release of memos about his Trump meetings violate executive privilege? 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Although a hard-and-fast number wasn’t assigned to expenditures, Gal said smart financial choices and creative sourcing were important. They found a real estate unicorn: A house with great 'bones,' ready for decorating 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z And criticism within the arts is a living dialogue, not a hard-and-fast binary. The Stephen Colbert gay joke row is a repulsively cynical ploy by far-right homophobes | Lindy West 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z A hard-and-fast rule has been made that the fragments must not be dispersed till everything has been classed and deciphered under Père de Vaux’s supervision. The Scrolls from the Dead Sea 1955-05-06T04:00:00Z “It shouldn’t be a hard-and-fast rule,” she says. When drinkers suffer liver disease, should getting a transplant be so hard? 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Though the new French law doesn’t set any hard-and-fast rules, it’s designed to help workers limit the amount of time that work email infringes upon leisure time. The Real Reason the French Work Less Than Americans Do 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z While there seems to be no hard-and-fast rule for what constitutes a tiny house, residential structures under 500 square feet are generally accepted to be one, according to tinyhousetown.net. Columbus couple finds that living smaller can yield big life 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z I also think that he is coming to this office with fewer set hard-and-fast policy prescriptions than a lot of other presidents might be arriving with. Read President Obama's Remarks From His First Post-Election Press Conference 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Federal courts held that policy was both ill-advised and not a hard-and-fast rule and ordered the agency to get back to work. IRS denies tea party groups after long wait for decision on tax-exempt status 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z There are no hard-and-fast limits on hours spent engaged with phones, tablets, computers and video games. Parents must closely monitor kids’ digital-media diets, new guidelines say 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z With few good options for protecting the city that do not involve deploying American troops, it made sense for the candidates not to stake out a hard-and-fast position, analysts said. In Debate on Syria, It’s Trump vs. Pence, and Clinton vs. Obama 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z The first rule is there’s no hard-and-fast rule. The Best Ways for Nursing Home Residents to Stay Active 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Comey couched his concern on Tuesday by repeating the intelligence community’s favorite phrase — “we assess” — four times, but ultimately reached no hard-and-fast conclusion. Hillary Clinton’s Email Was Probably Hacked, Experts Say 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z "I'll say up front: I am not here to offer any hard-and-fast rules or directives," King says in his remarks. Education Secretary to Charter Schools: Rethink School Discipline 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z The UK doctors told the Lancet Oncology there was now enough proof the hard-and-fast treatment worked just as well and did not cause more side-effects. Hard-and-fast prostate radiotherapy 'a win-win for NHS' - BBC News 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z There are no hard-and-fast rules with stubble growth – which might be part of the problem. Stubble trouble – the meanings of men's wannabe beards 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z “We certainly don’t have a hard-and-fast rule about numbers of innings and the way we allocate those innings throughout the season,” Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo said Thursday. Tommy John, Stephen Strasburg and Matt Harvey: A ligament runs through them 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z In short, Dorsey was saying the company would start to rethink its hard-and-fast rules about character limits and composition. Twitter will reportedly stop counting photos and links in 140-character limit 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z Maybe you will be surfing apps instead of channels, as the Apple chief executive Tim Cook predicts, skipping between shows that don’t have commercial breaks or hard-and-fast 30- and 60-minute time limits. When TV Ads Go Subliminal With a Vengeance, We’ll Be to Blame 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z But unlike fields such as social work, where a master's is a hard-and-fast entry credential, advanced study in the arts is often more about the process than achieving a practical outcome. Determine the Risks, Rewards of a Master's in Fine Arts 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Mr. Rubio said that refugee policy, even today, cannot be hard-and-fast and that some exceptions need to be made for people who are obviously no threat. Marco Rubio’s Policies Might Shut the Door to People Like His Grandfather 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z The target is expected to be a range, rather than a single number, suggesting that leaders are rethinking their adherence to hard-and-fast goals. China’s Hard Target for Growth Increasingly Seen as Irrelevant 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z One problem with understanding the nature of fraud victims is that many people are embarrassed to report being ripped off, so it's difficult to draw hard-and-fast conclusions from available data. Scam victims aren't dumb; they're human 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Keep in mind it’s not a hard-and-fast rule, and some financial advisers balk at setting any general rate. Managing your retirement nest egg and making it last as long as you do 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z “I don’t live by hard-and-fast rules in this job,” he said. TMZ Redefines Celebrity Dirt 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z The familiarity that people feel toward him these days has resulted in Cranston's having some hard-and-fast rules about navigating his public life. Oscars 2016: Bryan Cranston's love of a good debate made him right for 'Trumbo' 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Mr. Cruz, for his part, has responded by dispensing with his hard-and-fast rule against attacking Mr. Trump, whose supporters he hopes to win over, or perhaps inherit, down the road. Republican Debate Spotlight Intensifies as Iowa Caucuses Near 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Still, there's no hard-and-fast rule for how often to wash your hair with a detergent shampoo, the dermatologists agreed. Is the 'No-Shampoo' Trend a Healthy One? 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z There are no hard-and-fast rules when it comes to death and debts, but typically, you can expect the following. What Happens to Your Debt After You Die? 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z “I’m not giving that to you as a hard-and-fast position.” Carson builds his platform but leaves many details unexplained 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z There’s no hard-and-fast rule for what will trigger a native ad to get blocked by software that prevents ads from rendering. Publishers Worry That Native Ads Are Vulnerable to Ad Blocking 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z For those departments that do release officers’ names as part of standard procedure, there is no hard-and-fast rule on how long to wait before identifying the involved officer. Police shootings: Officer names routinely withheld amid calls for transparency 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z Thus far, only about ten House members have come out as hard-and-fast nos. Mega-donors opposing Iran deal have upper hand in fierce lobbying battle 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z There is no hard-and-fast rule, but many personal finance experts advise consumers to keep their utilization ratio below 30 percent. 7 Dangerous Credit Card Mistakes You're Making 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Food expiration dates are generally guidelines rather than hard-and-fast rules. Ask Well: Guidelines for When Food Goes Bad 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z But it’s quite hard to formulate hard-and-fast rules for them. Phablets and fauxhawks: the linguistic secrets of a good blended word 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z Hard cases are inevitable; hard-and-fast rules are rarely available and too often inapplicable to current conditions. Glenn Greenwald, I’m sorry: Why I changed my mind on Edward Snowden 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z They want to be able to offer call blocking services to consumers, but don't want regulators to create any hard-and-fast rules. Can phone companies do more to block robocalls? 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z Without hard-and-fast definitions, there’d be no mathematics whatsoever, no science, no coherent basis for intelligent discourse, no real diversity. Stop Appropriating Seders and Easters That Aren't Yours 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z She says getting hit with a hard-and-fast deadline left her stunned and hurt. McMinnville sets March 31 deadline for homeless camp 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z Principles of value investing. Value investing as an investment discipline is not a set of hard-and-fast rules. Great Value Stocks for a Hot Market 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z What’s troubling about the golden ratio as a yardstick for beauty is the trickiness of the measurements required to establish such a hard-and-fast rule. To cheat on your partner, or not to cheat, that is the mathematical question 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z “It’s this hard-and-fast rule that you take at face value, but it’s finally sort of surfacing,” said Martha McKinnon, a University of Michigan sophomore who lives in the Delta Gamma house there. Sorority Anti-Rape Idea: Drinking on Own Turf 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z The Bears, it should be noted, began their searches Monday with an assertion they would act with urgency to fill both openings but with no hard-and-fast timetable. Bears set to meet with two coaching candidates this weekend 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z But there is no tangible race to the Red Planet as there was to the Moon in the 60s and no hard-and-fast deadline like that set by JFK. Orion: Uncertainty ahead for new US spaceship 2014-12-06T05:00:00Z Recommendations such as this are fairly common; while there is no hard-and-fast rule against lifting heavy things while pregnant, a woman’s center of gravity shifts, increasing the risk of injury. A Pregnant UPS Worker Forced Into Unpaid Leave Goes to the Supreme Court 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z But he admits that there are no hard-and-fast rules. Have Jedis created a new 'religion'? 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z It’s also a reason the NFL has no hard-and-fast rules about saying, for instance, that three concussions in less than 12 months should rule a player out. Welker’s return brings more concussion questions 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z There’s no hard-and-fast timeframe for its release, though the researchers say the goal is to “eventually” release it to the public. Microsoft Fixes Shaky Time-lapse Videos with Hyperlapse Technology 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z There really has been no hard-and-fast limit on distances, but no one expected them to move more than 100 feet or so. ARCHIVE: Surprises From the Moon—An Expert's Report 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z There is no random draw for the Open, no hard-and-fast criteria. British Open 2014: Golfers Start Early at Royal Liverpool 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z The Tigers don’t have any hard-and-fast rules, but would rather their minor leaguers lead with their feet. Headfirst slides: Helpful, risky or both? 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z Although much of your packing list will vary based on your destination, our travel veterans agree on a few hard-and-fast rules that are applicable to all vacationers. Your Pack-Smart Guide For Avoiding Airline Baggage Fees 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Virginia lawmakers also probably will not have to convene to change the law, which does not explicitly include as part of its definition of an intellectually disabled person a hard-and-fast IQ score, experts said. In Va., Supreme Court decision could aid two on death row While this is more of a guiding tenet than a hard-and-fast rule, it generally applies to any industry sector that is highly subject to new innovations that drive periods of very rich valuations. Startup Cash And IPOs Attract Financial Advisors, But Beware Unique Financial Planning Needs 2014-05-05T20:47:00Z But department guidance makes clear that there is no hard-and-fast way to determine a primary duty. Obama's overtime pay push seen reshaping U.S. payrolls, courts 2014-03-13T21:54:15Z In legal parlance, that is called "critical mass," and an overriding dilemma for the university has been how to define that concept without hard-and-fast numbers that could become unlawful quotas. Anlaysis: In Texas courtroom, a battle resumes over race 2013-11-15T06:09:10Z Ryan raised the possibility that the panel may not meet the December 13 deadline for an agreement, telling reporters: "It is not considered a hard-and-fast deadline." U.S. budget talks show no sign of progress, CBO urges small deal 2013-11-13T20:34:21Z “Where we presented an intellectual disabilities defense, the state’s argument was, no, that it was a hard-and-fast 70,” he said. In Va., Supreme Court decision could aid two on death row There is a federal definition with built-in wiggle room, there is a very similar guideline for reporting to market analysts, there are interpretations -- but no hard-and-fast rules. On college admission rates, batting averages and the comparability of statistics 2013-09-24T16:00:42Z “It’s a pretty hard-and-fast rule,” he says, that chefs eventually step away from the action; he aspires to the natural progression from cook to chef to “purely a coach and a mentor.” For a Chef, 41 Years in the Kitchen Takes Its Toll 2013-08-24T18:50:00Z There are basically no hard-and-fast rules at Baidu aside from no smoking in the office buildings and no pets at work. What Is The Internal Culture Like At Baidu? 2013-03-29T15:09:01Z "If we don't get an agreement of any type, then, yes, I think you're going to run into a hard-and-fast deadline of December 31," Hoyer said on Fox News on Thursday night. Odds rise for "fiscal cliff" fight entering 2013 2012-12-14T17:55:23Z But bundling them all up with a hard-and-fast deadline helps only those Republicans eager to shrink the state. US politics: cliffhanger 2012-12-12T23:38:40Z The hard-and-fast left-handers pick up the summertime swells from the South Pacific. Finding the Best Waves in Oahu 2012-11-29T14:15:00Z There is no hard-and-fast decision rule or trigger mechanism to which he or she must adhere in deciding whether supply conditions in the oil market justify an intervention. Will Obama Pull The Trigger On The Strategic Petroleum Reserve? 2012-10-05T17:14:22Z Neutrophils are designed to be part of a hard-and-fast response. Killer skills of a neutrophil 2012-09-17T13:15:00.210Z Though we want to reiterate that there is no hard-and-fast formula that translated Twitter sentiment into polling results, it was striking that Twitter reaction to speeches generally lined up with post-speech polling. Polling insights from…Twitter? 2012-09-14T21:00:00Z But there are no hard-and-fast rules on who should be on them. Hospital "rapid response" as good when resident-led 2012-08-16T19:43:44Z As the staff passed around Obama-themed stickers and buttons to hand out, Mr. Polner reminded the workers of a hard-and-fast campaign rule: “No button without a commitment.” Obama Campaign 2012-06-25T01:25:21Z Ideally, Mr. Stuart said, employers would prefer hard-and-fast criteria and a simple yes-or-no answer to a hiring decision. U.S. Presses on Illegal Bias Against Hiring Those With Criminal Records 2012-06-20T16:29:59Z There is no hard-and-fast definition of what constitutes the Rohingya, whose skin is typically darker than the Burmese. State of Emergency Declared in Western Myanmar 2012-06-10T16:32:27Z For the actors were bound by a list of hard-and-fast rules devised and written out by Lord Blessington himself. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z There should be no hard-and-fast rules governing the use of the pedal. Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered 2012-03-22T02:00:35.350Z And the commission’s staff said that even 60 years was not a hard-and-fast outer time limit for suspending a reactor’s operations. As Nuclear Reactors Age, Funds to Close Them Lag 2012-03-21T02:47:57Z Mr. Vodra added that apart from that financial calculation, there was no hard-and-fast rule about making such rulings public. Hip Implant the F.D.A. Rejected Was Marketed Abroad 2012-02-14T23:58:21Z There's no hard-and-fast number that defines a "good" surgeon. Men's hopes for robot prostate surgery unrealistic 2012-01-26T08:57:59Z But there are few consistent, hard-and-fast guidelines when it comes to limiting the difficulty of the tricks in the halfpipe, and as the money and fame available in the sport grew, so did the tricks. Canadian Skier Sarah Burke Dies at Age 29 2012-01-20T02:42:44Z The urgency of warfare does not, however, permit the application of any hard-and-fast rules. The Woman's Part A Record of Munitions Work 2011-12-31T03:00:15.627Z But experience is the best guide, and no hard-and-fast rules can be laid down for exceptional circumstances. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z “While Seoul does not pose such a threat, a hard-and-fast standard will be the strongest bulwark against weapons proliferation by other states.” U.S. and South Korea Renew Talks on Nuclear Technology 2011-12-07T01:06:03Z The steamers that ply the innumerable fjords are accommodating craft—none of your haughty vessels making hard-and-fast rules as to times and places. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z And what guidelines exist are not universal, or necessarily hard-and-fast. ERs often skip tests for young kids with fever 2011-11-23T22:30:18Z There was no hard-and-fast publication date so we decided to set a date when Steve stepped down as C.E.O. in August. Bits Blog: One on One: Walter Isaacson, Biographer of Steve Jobs 2011-11-18T15:28:01Z The truth is that after the Umayyad period no hard-and-fast line can be drawn between the native and foreign elements in Arabic literature. A Literary History of the Arabs 2011-11-13T03:00:15.660Z The natural flexibility of his temperament enabled him to fit in fairly easily with the hard-and-fast ways of English school life. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z No hard-and-fast deadlines exist for getting a deal done, Glenn told Reuters. Borders liquidation approved by bankruptcy judge 2011-07-21T23:00:45Z By ingeniously drawing a purely arbitrary hard-and-fast line at the year a.d. The Revision Revised 2011-07-15T02:00:18.897Z In other words, these are judgment calls, not hard-and-fast rules for all. Top European track meets may abandon doping policy 2011-07-08T20:28:08Z There is not much hard-and-fast law among Indians in a matter of this kind. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z But no hard-and-fast dividing line separated them from legitimate—even illustrious—science. How the Hippies Saved Physics [Excerpt] 2011-06-27T17:15:00.397Z But use that number as too hard-and-fast a guide at your peril. What Should I Bid on a House? 2011-06-15T09:50:00Z They were not to be bound throughout their tour, however, by hard-and-fast plans or rules. The Corner House Girls on a Tour Where they went, what they saw, and what they found 2011-05-31T02:00:33.267Z But there's no hard-and-fast rule here: If you want to involve sponsors, speakers, and stakeholders, consider allocating even more time. How to Host a Virtual Event 2011-04-26T04:00:00Z For a long time the Government in Britain was satisfied to subsidize elementary education; but later it insisted on hard-and-fast lines of instruction. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z No hard-and-fast scheme could provide for this multifarious aspect of his duties. The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India 2011-04-11T02:00:13.067Z The Norwegian law contains no hard-and-fast rule as to the custody of the children of divorced parents. Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World 2011-04-04T02:00:08.180Z There is no hard-and-fast litmus test for the interest groups. Chicago News Cooperative: Ballot Subtext: Budget Crisis and Jobs, Jobs, Jobs 2011-04-02T21:02:44Z But experts say there are no hard-and-fast rules on how to treat a sportsman with depression. Stressed out 2011-03-26T02:59:09Z But he has gone through a singular change; from a dandified, frivolous attach� he became a hard-and-fast official. Our Own Set A Novel 2011-03-26T02:00:12.923Z Provided any particular type can be shown to be as effective as required, no necessity for laying down hard-and-fast rules seems to exist. The Preparation of Plantation Rubber 2011-03-09T03:00:40.870Z Corporations are likely to react with relief at escaping hard-and-fast quotas. Review threatens companies with public disclosure over number of women interviewed for board roles 2011-02-20T00:05:59Z As far as Fallaray’s hard-and-fast stand against reprisals was concerned she cared nothing. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z There is no hard-and-fast line between the two kinds of reasoning, but we may say that a deduction is reasoning out a guess and an induction is guessing out a reason. The Woodpeckers 2011-01-26T03:00:25.210Z For Horse of the Year, though, there is no hard-and-fast criteria for weighing one horse against another, and two schools of thought had emerged: head or heart. A Final Victory: Zenyatta Is Named Horse of the Year 2011-01-18T02:36:15Z The hard-and-fast line between the scientific and the poetic method disappears….” Boon, The Mind of the Race, The Wild Asses of the Devil, and The Last Trump; Being a First Selection from the Literary Remains of George Boon, Appropriate to the Times 2011-01-16T03:00:20.530Z There are no hard-and-fast criteria for how to weigh one horse against another, and that is one of the reasons passions have been so inflamed. On Horse Racing: A Horse for the Ages Should Be Horse of the Year 2011-01-15T18:08:54Z Specialists do worry that the complexity of caring for cancer patients may make any hard-and-fast rules about treatments difficult. Insurers Test New Cancer Pay Systems 2010-10-20T02:52:00Z Rather than imposing hard-and-fast age limits, each child should be considered individually, said Robert Epstein, former editor-in-chief of Psychology Today and author of "Teen 2.0: Saving Our Children and Families from the Torment of Adolescence." Are kids old enough to be playing adult games? 2010-08-30T23:35:00Z In a military used to hard-and-fast rules — including the R.O.E. — this can be hard to swallow. Threats and Rules of Engagement 2010-08-23T20:55:00Z Without an FDA regulation in place, there is still no hard-and-fast government definition of what gluten-free means, Thompson said. "Gluten-free" foods may be contaminated: study 2010-07-16T15:19:00Z There are no hard-and-fast rules, and it’s based on the quality of the service. Feet Together, Wallet Open Wide 2010-07-12T03:25:00Z There's no hard-and-fast definition to that word, but what do you suppose they are trying to suggest? There's still time to get airport screening right 2010-07-01T15:01:00Z But as with most things in freewheeling Brazil, there are no hard-and-fast rules to name changing. Brazil Loves Its One-Named Stars 2010-06-15T02:22:00Z He taught the team game and had only three hard-and-fast rules - no profanity, tardiness or criticizing fellow teammates. Former UCLA basketball coach John Wooden dies 2010-06-05T02:32:00Z As an adult who played hard-and-fast tennis with men, I was nicknamed Mighty Mite. Personal Health: Short? No Worries: Just Ask This Texan 2010-05-10T20:45:00Z The whole enterprise of lobbying disclosure is hard to apply hard-and-fast standards to and hard to regulate. Undercover persuasion by tech industry lobbyists 2010-04-24T04:00:00Z The one hard-and-fast rule is that the employee has to be one of the people flying. De-perked 2010-03-26T01:59:00Z It is not a hard-and-fast relationship, but it is easy to look at the standings and then the expense numbers and see how they are intertwined. The Big East?s Big Spenders? Just Check Out the Standings 2010-03-09T06:01:00Z She stressed there was no hard-and-fast deadline for Iran. 2010-01-05T13:30:00Z In these progressive times it is not well to lay down hard-and-fast rules with regard to the best type of appliance. Orchids As to hard-and-fast rules in pruning, there are but two. Roses and Rose Growing This should be made a hard-and-fast rule among sportsmen, and a law of sport. Hints on the Use and Handling of Firearms Generally, and the Revolver in Particular In the prosaic, hard-and-fast knot of a legal bond? A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance The law is a very hard-and-fast customer to deal with.” A Veldt Vendetta "I wouldn't dare report such a thing; I'd be called a faker, and yet—there are no hard-and-fast laws of medicine." The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure But, though no hard-and-fast line can be drawn between men on this ground, it remains certain that Jesus is the world’s most august protector of a child. Some Conditions of Child Life in England It acts more by custom, habit, more by acquiescence of the parties than by any imperious, hard-and-fast law laid down at a distance from the scene. The Hills and the Vale Then, as Massachusetts is your native State," said Dudley, "I suppose your Federalistic convictions are modeled according to the hard-and-fast principles laid down by Adams, rather than the more elastic federalism which Washington taught. Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge Between the apostles, prophets and teachers no hard-and-fast lines can be drawn. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" But his instinctive behavior has not the hard-and-fast, ready-made character that we see in the insects. Psychology A Study Of Mental Life I don’t know that there’s a regular, hard-and-fast engagement: just an understanding.” The Bandbox But how is justice to be done to the gradual evolution of a situation if hard-and-fast laws are to be laid down, restricting the number of words that its chronicler shall employ? When Ghost Meets Ghost But if the method were a hard-and-fast one, it would not be correct. The Voice Its Production, Care and Preservation This amendment is a recognition of the fact that nothing can be more detrimental to education than hard-and-fast rules. The Curse of Education Under the circumstances the value of presenting a lot of hard-and-fast calculations worked out under any given set of conditions is extremely doubtful. Elements of Foreign Exchange A Foreign Exchange Primer Parenthetically, it is worth remembering that hard-and-fast principles which lead insensibly to dogmatism cannot be too sedulously avoided by a Government. England and Germany And when on the broader stage of international politics misunderstandings arise, let us note how the telegraph has modified the hard-and-fast rules of old-time diplomacy. Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery Pastor Wundt, the shepherd of the Columbus church, was a sincere and ardent Christian, but his bigotry and hard-and-fast orthodoxy made him intolerant. Jennie Gerhardt A Novel Apparently, in Apostolic days, every one who was converted became a labourer, and there certainly was no hard-and-fast line of demarcation between laymen and ministers. General Gordon A Christian Hero Only on some spiritual terms was there the fulfilment of forecast in them, and the more art resembled life the less responsive it was to any hard-and-fast design. Imaginary Interviews Remember that your environment is no hard-and-fast thing, an aggregate of physical realities. Applied Psychology: Making Your Own World Being the Second of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency No hard-and-fast rule can be given for this, for it depends largely upon how carefully the starter is handled during its propagation. Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying Her character had been moulded by men—simple, upright men; and she had imbibed their hard-and-fast notions of honour, of right and wrong. Captain Desmond, V.C. His methods are different from the hard-and-fast rules followed by the police. The Seven Secrets These to a man disavowed any such hard-and-fast rule. Imaginary Interviews No hard-and-fast rules can be laid down as to the quantity in which it ought to be applied. Manures and the principles of manuring It would be quite impossible to lay down a hard-and-fast list of indications. Report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Various Aspects of the Problem of Abortion in New Zealand It required his signature to make the bill a hard-and-fast law, and that once appended, all Towle's "promises to pay" became due. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated Still there is no hard-and-fast line in this. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. There is no hard-and-fast rule in art, only general principles, constantly varied in practice, from which all principles spring, and into which, if vital, they ought to be capable of being again resolved. Line and Form (1900) This is not a hard-and-fast rule, but one which usually it is safe to follow. The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players If in any other State a movement on the congressional plan was initiated, that might do well; but for any hard-and-fast, all-round plan the time was not ripe. The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement It is hard to draw any hard-and-fast line, and say: "This is due to powers within our own being, and this is due to external spiritual beings!" The Problems of Psychical Research Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal Furthermore, these reports come at a time when a hard-and-fast literalism of interpretation is the fashion among scientists like Miller. The Shadow World Sir S. Buckmaster, when in charge of the Bureau, pressed me as regards this subject more than once, but there were serious objections to hard-and-fast rules. Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 "A matter with which, by hard-and-fast agreement, she has absolutely nothing to do!" On the Stairs Common sense must guide, and not hard-and-fast rule. Papers on Health We had made our plans, but they were very elastic, for it was impossible for us to keep to any hard-and-fast line. Bunyip Land A Story of Adventure in New Guinea They refuse to accept the hard-and-fast rules that are laid down for them. By the Christmas Fire But he never takes it as a hard-and-fast principle which must at all costs be imposed upon the facts. Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology If anybody had wondered at Johnny's course—a course that had run through possible dubiousness to hard-and-fast finality—the wonder was now inaudible. On the Stairs She was thinking of those Old World hard-and-fast divisions of society into royalty, aristocracy, commons, peasantry. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom I thought that pretty good for such a hard-and-fast doctrinaire, but it was almost mild compared to some of his other remarks. The Lion of Petra Even this hard-and-fast arrangement of a bureaucratic government with a military backbone does not solve all the problems. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View There is possible, of course, no hard-and-fast classification of his writings. Irish Plays and Playwrights As they drew on her it appeared that she was not actually hard-and-fast, but she was bumping apparently, and they guessed she had her anchors out. The Chequers Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary It is not possible to draw a hard-and-fast line between individualism and collectivism. Liberalism and the Social Problem Now we get to the meat of the matter: By the terms of the pact half a dozen important nations—to say nothing of the smaller fry—are bound to a hard-and-fast trade agreement. The War After the War They are afraid to walk without the crutches of certain formulae, of certain hard-and-fast rules, of certain laws that they worship and fall down before. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View In matters of belief and of opinion no hard-and-fast lines were drawn at any point. Life of Father Hecker Wieck's system was not a hard-and-fast one, but varied according to the individuality of each pupil. The Loves of Great Composers There are, of course, the houses of the nobility, and there are many grades in this Grandeza, some being of very recent creation, others of the uncontaminated sangre azul; but there is no hard-and-fast line. Spanish Life in Town and Country It cannot be too emphatically stated that there is no hard-and-fast line between innocent and malignant growths; there is an indefinite transition from one to the other. Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. The writer of this brief manual is convinced that no hard-and-fast rules can be laid down for the use of a textbook in history. The Leading Facts of English History It is well to understand that the use of sixty-four degrees is based on no hard-and-fast rules, but varies back and forth, according as a greater or lesser angle of impulse or lift is employed. Watch and Clock Escapements A Complete Study in Theory and Practice of the Lever, Cylinder and Chronometer Escapements, Together with a Brief Account of the Origin and Evolution of the Escapement in Horology Most of the ships had gone south about; but one little brig got stuck hard-and-fast on the ledge of rocks that runs below the village. The Romance of the Coast There is no drawing a hard-and-fast line of demarcation between the two. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science No hard-and-fast rules can be laid down as to what constitutes a complete course of treatment. Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. Yet to do him justice it was even more that he would have hated to have their relationship spoiled by anything so hard-and-fast. Secret Bread Though there is no hard-and-fast rule as to the order of precedence, it is well to wash the woolens first, after shaking them free from lint and dust. The Complete Home He had swum through the surf from a vessel that was hard-and-fast on the rocks below the house, and it was his last exhausted effort that startled the assembly of youths. The Romance of the Coast Nevertheless, he would be a rash observer who would pretend to lay down hard-and-fast generalizations. The Business of Being a Woman These changes are common to the processes of inflammation and repair; no hard-and-fast line can be drawn between these processes, and the two may go on together. Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. No hard-and-fast rule can be laid down as to what would constitute a conservative percentage of trees to cut down. Studies of Trees No one was more keen to criticize the hard-and-fast dogmas of the wise and prudent or more willing to learn what might, by chance, have been revealed unto babes. Humanly Speaking A reason was present in the mind of each, though, an irrefutable, hard-and-fast reason, why the stay could not be prolonged, even though Osborn might beg, with success, for another week's holiday. Married Life The True Romance That is, she begins her adventure with a set of hard-and-fast rules,—and nothing in this life causes more mischief than the effort to force upon another one's own rules! The Business of Being a Woman It must, however, be recognized at the outset that few hard-and-fast lines between these groups can be drawn, and that "the personal equation" is as important a factor here as in most personal questions. Vocational Guidance for Girls In that ancient State House, its accommodations for spectators limited, there were no hard-and-fast rules regulating admission to the floor. The Ramrodders A Novel With an account of this way as it appears to-day our book ends, as a testimony to living facts can only end, not with the hard-and-fast wall of dogma, but with an open door. Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls Again, onions vary so much in size that we cannot draw any hard-and-fast line between a little pickling onion no bigger than a marble and a Spanish onion as big as a baby’s head. Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery A Manual of Cheap and Wholesome Diet With cattle, and the like, they don't have any hard-and-fast rule; just consider each case on its individual merits. Copper Streak Trail In point of fact, the hard-and-fast categories of neutral imports, suggested by the threefold Grotian division, as set forth in the Declaration, are unlikely ever to be generally accepted. Letters to "The Times" upon War and Neutrality (1881-1920) But this was not absolutely a hard-and-fast proposal. John Redmond's Last Years The trifling conventions of everyday life were best left undefined by hard-and-fast laws, so that they might from time to time receive corrections or additions from men educated in the spirit of the Lacedaemonian system. Plutarch's Lives, Volume I It is impossible to draw any hard-and-fast line to say at what exact period an egg ceases to be fit for boiling. Cassell's Vegetarian Cookery A Manual of Cheap and Wholesome Diet No hard-and-fast rule can be drawn as applying to all alien races, because they differ from one another far more widely than some of them differ from us. African and European Addresses The best modern judges are agreed that the term Middle Ages must not be given a hard-and-fast meaning, but that it is capable of bearing a very elastic interpretation. An Essay on Mediaeval Economic Teaching The young men were no such hard-and-fast friends as Beverly and I. For some reason they had little to say to each other. Vanguards of the Plains One pleasant thing is the change felt in the relaxation of the hard-and-fast regulations of a standing camp. In the Ranks of the C.I.V. On the whole, their chances lie rather in the great variety of ideas of what constitutes them than in any hard-and-fast notion of their meaning. Civics: as Applied Sociology Imagination itself was subjected to hard-and-fast rules, and aphorisms were made about it: "To imagine," says La Harpe, with his naive assurance, "is in substance to remember, that is all." Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations He had never admitted to Helen that Brauer had insisted upon drawing up a hard-and-fast partnership agreement, and taking his note for half of the money advanced in the bargain. Broken to the Plow In practice no hard-and-fast line separates the various classes and types; in the arguments of real life we mingle them naturally and unconsciously. The Making of Arguments It is perhaps fortunate that Parliament made this mistake, and so enabled our banking machinery to develop by means of deposit banking, and so to ignore the hard-and-fast regulations laid upon it by Peel's Act. War-Time Financial Problems In the sixteenth century there was no hard-and-fast distinction between naval and all other craft. Elizabethan Sea Dogs I do not mean a slavish hard-and-fast system, or set of rules, set down to be followed, with a feeling that you have been untrue if you forget. Quiet Talks with World Winners I realized, of course, that a birch bark canoe is a good deal of a rarity in these days; that such a boat hasn't anything like a hard-and-fast, staple value. The High School Boys in Summer Camp For instance, the numberless minute hard-and-fast metrical rules which, since the days of Malherbe, had held French poetry in shackles, they only interfered with to a very limited extent. Landmarks in French Literature What can I do?—the law is hard-and-fast, Albeit unwritten and on earth unknown— An oral order issued from the Throne. Shapes of Clay No hard-and-fast rule for the apportioning of taxes can be laid down. Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II But the kindly old habits are dying out before the hard-and-fast money system and the abiding effects of Unionism, which, even when not prominently displayed, causes a silent, sullen estrangement. Hodge and His Masters Those little contretemps were apt to occur at the beginning of every new Parliament; and he was not going to lay down a hard-and-fast rule on the subject before it was necessary. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 26, 1919 There was no hard-and-fast rule about anything, and Father Oliver felt that Moran must have his chance. The Lake The two conditions merge so the one into the other that no hard-and-fast rule may be laid down whereby they may with certainty be differentiated. Diseases of the Horse's Foot Your hard-and-fast scientific men—your Spencers and Huxleys—they don't understand that. Tono Bungay My lady had never cared to do so, and the other servants, had, of course, not dared to break this hard-and-fast rule. The Scarlet Pimpernel She taught me to dance against and around the hard-and-fast beat of the music. My Antonia Under these circumstances it is impracticable to lay down any hard-and-fast rules as to the composition of cheese. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 They surveyed its impalpable outlines, its undefined dimensions, with a certain cool glitter of hard-and-fast resolve. The Damnation of Theron Ware No hard-and-fast rules can be laid down here for this phase of food selection, but as these lessons in cookery are taken up in turn, the necessary knowledge regarding digestibility will be acquired. Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 1: Essentials of Cookery; Cereals; Bread; Hot Breads "I do not, as a rule, like hard-and-fast rhymes," Pao-ch'ai retorted. Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books Here Randolph, in his disappointment, inconsistently forgot that a hard-and-fast plan was largely his real annoyance and grievance. Bertram Cope's Year No hard-and-fast rule is suggested; no particular class of advertisement is proscribed; certainly no general prohibition of posters on temporary hoardings is contemplated. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The fourth, and most important, is the hairy armadillo, with habits which are in strange contrast to those of its perishing congeners, and which seem to mock many hard-and-fast rules concerning animal life. The Naturalist in La Plata As the Prophet drew up hard-and-fast rules, so his followers insisted upon their remorseless continuance. Mahomet Founder of Islam It is disposed to draw a hard-and-fast line between the "converted" and the reprobate. The Faith of the Millions (2nd series) Some arrangement that partook more of the hard-and-fast was needed. Bertram Cope's Year At the same time, no hard-and-fast rules can be laid down concerning these points. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 These modes of flight did not in every instance follow the hard-and-fast lines here laid down. The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore But no hard-and-fast line can be drawn between activities that must be left free and those which must be regulated. Problems of Conduct I am not one for hard-and-fast categories, as you know. The Fool Errant Being the Memoirs of Francis-Anthony Strelley, Esq., Citizen of Lucca Being very human, Matt thought he should prove the exception to a fairly hard-and-fast rule. Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley There are certain hard-and-fast rules to be observed about leaving. Winding Paths It was a hard-and-fast rule which he himself had instituted. Aladdin O'Brien I should think so indeed!—a hard-and-fast bargain!—not easy to get out of, I can tell you!—not easy to get out of! Innocent : her fancy and his fact All that followed, the breaking up of the old hard-and-fast boundaries on the musical map is due to Chopin. Chopin : the Man and His Music He knew it used to be a hard-and-fast custom of ship-builders to put a silver dollar under the mainmast of every vessel they built, a dollar of that particular year. Black Caesar's Clan : a Florida Mystery Story And the gendarmes, though they are bound by no hard-and-fast rules, still find no ground for a criminal charge in the young man, and, like the clergy, they send him back to the army. The Kingdom of God Is Within You There are very few hard-and-fast rules that can be followed with success by every stutterer or stammerer. Stammering, Its Cause and Cure I'll put my answer in this way: A casual thinker might pronounce it impossible to lay down any hard-and-fast rule of conduct here, on account of necessary diversity in conditions. Such Is Life However, this is not a hard-and-fast rule, and the age at which the child goes to the olag or fawi depends much on circumstances. The Bontoc Igorot So I bound myself by a hard-and-fast contract so that I could not escape. Mark Twain's Speeches It's a regulation piece of business with the hard-and-fast criminal organizations of the Continent, like the Nervi of Marseilles, or the Lecca of Paris. The Sleuth of St. James's Square All the old hard-and-fast traditions and drags on life are in the melting-pot. Saint's Progress For his every effect he must rely wholly on the words that he chooses, and on the order in which he ranges them, and on his choice among the few hard-and-fast symbols of punctuation. Yet Again As far as I am concerned, I cannot make any hard-and-fast plans. El Dorado, an adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel And yet—there are mothers cruelly slighted, mothers whose sublime, pathetic tenderness meets only a harsh return, a hideous ingratitude which shows how difficult it is to lay down hard-and-fast rules in matters of feeling. La Grenadiere There are no such things as hard-and-fast rules; there are only conventions adapted to the climate. Gobseck |
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