Example sentences of "rules out [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Health Secretary rules out new HIV laws |
| 2 | Because a grammatical choice is drawn from a closed set of options , it is ( a ) obligatory , and ( b ) rules out other choices from the same system by default . |
| 3 | For I believe that it is determinism that rules out moral responsibility and other things we believe in … " |
| 4 | However , Kuhn insists that this state of affairs does not render the concept of paradigm untenable any more than the similar situation with respect to ‘ game ’ rules out legitimate use of that concept . |
| 5 | This is clever stuff because it rules out frustrating compromises , and you do n't need to carry around any extra bits . |
| 6 | Solicitors ' firms large and small have come to realise that at a time when competition is intense and growth is seen as essential in order to meet increased overheads and maintain profit levels ( let alone to increase them ) any policy which irrevocably rules out fundamental reorganisation of their practices is likely to prove short-sighted . |
| 7 | Minister 's opt-out decision rules out council-backed CTC . |
| 8 | It will prove difficult for MPs and peers to amend and rules out favoured alternatives . |
| 9 | Amnesty 's ‘ own country ’ principle of impartiality rules out British members campaigning on Vic Williams behalf . |
| 10 | Major rules out military force in Bosnia |
| 11 | This has not prevented their use in Europe and North America , where in any case the risk of infection is confined to relatively small groups , such as medical personnel ; but it rules out widespread use where a vaccine is most needed , in the Third World . |