obey the rules

I saw a man who was used to living and could make life obey the rules he set down.

Of course the students at the private schools didn't always obey the rules.

I do not have to obey my father's rules or even believe everything he believed.

He was still not obeying the rules of the road.

And after all, I had never been very good at obeying rules.

Not that all great works obey the rules about ending, however.

Our next important leader is unlikely to obey the same rules as the last.

A new replacement name must obey certain rules, not all of these are well known.

There would be no financial pressure on ships to obey the rules.

What right do they have to force us to obey their rules?