Definitions
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- adjective invariable; firmly established.
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- adjective idiomatic Strictly maintained (as of rules)
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- adjective (of rules) stringently enforced
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Examples
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There are few hard-and-fast answers but most sides seem to agree that, at the very least, beer cocktails are an interesting and worthwhile experiment in the human palate's recognition of beer.
Hanna Laney: Beer Cocktails: Bastardization Or Exaltation? Hanna Laney 2012
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There are few hard-and-fast answers but most sides seem to agree that, at the very least, beer cocktails are an interesting and worthwhile experiment in the human palate's recognition of beer.
Hanna Laney: Beer Cocktails: Bastardization Or Exaltation? Hanna Laney 2012
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But there are no hard-and-fast ways for the amateur sportsmen and women among us to replicate these techniques.
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There are few hard-and-fast answers but most sides seem to agree that, at the very least, beer cocktails are an interesting and worthwhile experiment in the human palate's recognition of beer.
Hanna Laney: Beer Cocktails: Bastardization Or Exaltation? Hanna Laney 2012
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That said, I've never been able to enforce this rule in a hard-and-fast way, as I'd like to.
Ilana Garon: End of the Term Pile-Up Ilana Garon 2010
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For the first time, the agency will have hard-and-fast goals for how long it can take to approve devices on average before they go to market.
Device Makers, FDA Agree on Fees Thomas M. Burton 2012
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Lots of us will feel attracted to both sexes during our lives and there are no hard-and-fast rules when it comes to human instinct.
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And then, how can any average user protect themselves from the dread synergy of hard-and-fast policies with zero customer service?
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The target was already pushed back from the original Sunday agenda, and some investors believe the Nov. 3-4 Group of 20 meeting in Cannes, France, is the hard-and-fast deadline.
Assets: All Together Now Cynthia Lin 2011
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There are few hard-and-fast answers but most sides seem to agree that, at the very least, beer cocktails are an interesting and worthwhile experiment in the human palate's recognition of beer.
Hanna Laney: Beer Cocktails: Bastardization Or Exaltation? Hanna Laney 2012
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