hard-and-fast

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ADJECTIVE
  1. (of rules) stringently enforced
    hard-and-fast rules
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How To Use hard-and-fast In A Sentence

  • We need to make, therefore, a hard-and-fast distinction not only between work and play but equally between active play and passive entertainment.
  • 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 .
  • This is no hard-and-fast rule, but: Isn't that the phrase extraterrestrial armadas always use--right before they blast the puny humans to kingdom come? Faces Of The Week: Jan 16-20 Forbes Faces Of The Week: Jan 16-20
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  • Men and women tend to have different physiology, though this is neither a universal, hard-and-fast rule nor a completely made up one.
  • It is impossible to give hard-and-fast rules , but here are some points to consider.
  • Many hotel lobbies display signs that warn against autograph seeking and picture taking, but some fans tend to regard that more as a suggestion than a hard-and-fast rule.
  • It's not a hard-and-fast rule, because every so often an athlete or team will make great strides towards success with a big heart and a small wallet.
  • Parents of fantasizers often disciplined their children by reasoning with them instead of laying down hard-and-fast laws.
  • Multiplayer online games accessed through a game console have hard-and-fast performance rules that derive from the fixed refresh rate of the display device.
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