11.   A minority of officers were prepared to bend the rules.

12.   A bullheaded government official who refused to bend the rules even just a little bit.

13.   But I did feel that perhaps they could have bent the rules a little.

14.   And government regulators have had to bend rules to allow them to compete.

15.   And female beach volleyballers got permission to bend federation rules, which require a two-piece bikini with low-cut tops and narrow straps on their hips.

16.   And naturally the lawyers on both sides are utterly without scruple, and even the judge bends the rules.

17.   And he never objects when Clinton bends the rules on the golf course.

18.   Ayala says the bureaucrats bent the rules in selling to a competitor the most expensive chunk of land ever sold in the Philippines.

19.   Bending the rules became an art form, Bodily said.

20.   Bending the rules is an ingrained part of the online world in Hong Kong, and poor online security and illegal account access are widespread.