1.   Before, it had justified their arbitrary rule.

2.   It is so much easier to conform to arbitrary rules imposed by some one else on the basis of age.

3.   Safety is a matter of active attention and alert work practices, not blind obedience to arbitrary rules.

4.   The arbitrary rules grated on Wirk, but it was the no-smoking requirement that eventually precipitated her departure from the fellowship.

5.   Torturers kept making up new arbitrary rules, for which they would punish disobedience.

6.   Among other things, Ayckbourn puts forth too many arbitrary rules relating to time travel to allow the farcical situations to erupt spontaneously.

7.   Beneath the outward confidence exuded by Lee Kuan Yew and his successors, what we find is paranoia and the vulgar pettiness of arbitrary rule.

8.   Above all, Republicans should not be trying to block the Senate from proceeding with its business by demanding arbitrary new rules of the Democrats.

9.   But in the last several months, his administration has been sullied by charges of corruption and arbitrary rule.

10.   But since he took full charge of Congo last month, disturbing reports of arbitrary rule and military brutality have emerged.