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rule 1. the exercise of governmental authority or control 2. the period of time in which a monarch or government has power 3. a prescribed method or procedure for solving a mathematical problem, or one constituting part of a computer program, usually expressed in an appropriate formalism 4. any of various devices with a straight edge for guiding or measuring; ruler 5. Christianity a systematic body of prescriptions defining the way of life to be followed by members of a religious order 6. Law an order by a court or judge rule [rül] (mathematics) An antecedent condition and a consequent proposition that can support deductive processes. Rule [′rül] (astronomy) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Nothing could prevent Disney's ``Chicken Little'' from ruling the roost at the box office for the second week in a row - not Jennifer Aniston's thriller ``Derailed,'' not 50 Cent in ``Get Rich or Die Tryin','' and not the board game fantasy ``Zathura. Oh, and there's politics too--and with a Republican Congress and White House ruling the roost, Democratic-leaning L. In that pre-Stonewall era of hopes and dreams, one singer stood out: Chavela Vargas, queen of them all, ruling the roost from the '50s to the '90s. |
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