ground rule

Example Sentences

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The ground rules were clear: Nothing they said would leave the room.

From The Wall Street Journal

Residents remembered some shouting at early HOA meetings, but the board started to meet less often and lay out more ground rules.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I think it gets some basic ground rules in place but of course, it does depend on the attitude of the tech platforms adopting the practical guidance put forward," she said.

From BBC

Before you begin, you need to set ground rules, like no crosstalk or fingerpointing or bad language or namecalling etc.

From MarketWatch

But instead of allowing Straw and Barger to score, the play was ruled to be a ground rule double,, external putting the runners on second and third.

From BBC