The bank's poor management and failure to follow written rules encouraged carelessness.

But some committee members have behaved sloppily, suggesting the need for written rules.

"There have been no written rules on this, that I know of."

There were no written rules but nobody ever worked beyond five o'clock in her presence; at this point formal business ended regardless.

However, our explicit, written rules required us to recommend only 6 to 9 applicants from among the more than 30 we found to be qualified.

The first written rules originated in Scotland, as did the establishment of the 18 hole course.

In 1860, Beers began to codify the first written rules of the modern game.

"They don't have any written rules regarding this," he said of the taxi commission.

They wagered that a national government based on written rules could hold the country together.

For civilian use on ceremonial occasions, there are no written rules concerning this.