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1. Rules

   Rules is the debut novel by author Cynthia Lord. Released by Scholastic, Inc. in 2006, it was a Newbery Honor book in 2007. It is also a Sunshine State Young Readers book for 2008–2009 and won the Schneider Family Book Award.

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1. rules

   Plural form of the word rule.

   There is a set of rules for our conduct at school which we respect.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on November 29, 2015  

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1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'rules' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #937

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'rules' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1537

Anagrams for rules »

1. lures

2. luser

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1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rules in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rules in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of rules in a Sentence

1. Alberta Energy:

   When we believe that the rules are not followed, we have a variety of tools, including laying charges that we can and do use in an attempt to ensure that potential offenders are held accountable.

2. Valentin Balakhnichev:

   This incident is connected with separate sportsmen and not our federation, i cannot run after everyone and make sure they are not breaking the rules.

3. Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks:

   If a global player from Germany violates environment protection rules that blatantly, this casts a shadow on the environment pledges of German companies.

4. Mike Feuer:

   If they’re going to go through this process, it just cannot be the case that others that flout the rules are allowed to function, it’s bad for those who buy from them, it’s bad for the communities in which they’re located, and again, it threatens to undermine the viability of a system that’s predicated on lawful licensing.

5. Jim Desmond:

   Small businesses have already suffered greatly, and being forced to mandate these rules would be impossible for many, government should stay out of the way when it comes to telling business owners how to operate.

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