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rewrite rule

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rewrite rule
n
(Linguistics) Generative grammar another name for phrase-structure rule


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Some of us are keeping an eye on the Bush presidency's flurry of last-minute actions to burrow appointees, rewrite rules, and gut regulations.
The changes will rewrite rules dating back to 1996, also requiring the jobless to attend interviews with job centre advisers every week, rather than fortnightly, and to consider alternative areas of employment more quickly.
Chase Hutto has played a prominent behind-the-scenes role in shaping the administration's environmental policies for several years, the officials said, helping to rewrite rules affecting the air that Americans breathe and the waters that oil tankers traverse.
 
 
 
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