A final decision on the broad rules of the inquiry was put off until next week.

Taxpayers, at least through the political process, might find such hard data useful, as broad rules of thumb to confirm subjective perceptions about performance.

They support the broader rule, saying it would help reduce the federal deficit.

Such systems of taxation vary widely, and there are no broad general rules.

Still, the researchers came up with some broad rules for identifying and retrieving images likely to serve as memory triggers.

The Council would set broad rules for franchise awards.

A broad rule of judicial conduct limited Judge Jackson's speech.

A broader constitutional rule might itself limit legislative options in ways now unforeseeable.

The Clinton rule was an effort to lay out broad rules for some forest lands that could not be changed at the local level.

There are exceptions to the broad rule about speaker size and sound quality.