1.   But even here traditional rules of behavior bend with the times, responding to political furies, social change and generational hubris.

2.   Rules sometimes must bend to fit conditions.

3.   Sometimes, though, the rules are bending to circumstances.

4.   Such a leader does not hesitate to cut through red tape, or even bend the rules when necessary to create better possibilities for the future.

5.   In the host nation of the Atlanta Games, however, the rule is bending some people out of shape.