As if he didn't know exactly what the rules said.

"I think the rules say you have to be present to win."

The rules of the game say nothing about "being last man".

What the rules say on paper can be quite different from actual practice.

Those rules say residents should get at least one day off in seven and be on call no more often than every third night.

The rule doesn't say for or against his team, so it's not in the report.

Those rules say quite clearly that the vote will be taken immediately.

Now, the rules of this little organization say that we need a majority vote to leave.

"And the rules always said you could use any instrument."

That is what the electoral rules say in our countries.