1.   Although reckless, irresponsible talk hosts and reality programmers have been castigated, the rules have been stretched for some well-respected series.

2.   And, obviously, Ward and Bowie know that occasionally a team rule can be stretched.

3.   But in cashing in on natural resources, Mongolians have stretched the rules of the free market, said Batjargal.

4.   But Wade said rules can be stretched in the right circumstances.

5.   Harrick is gone, an insecure coach who stretched the rules and then lied to the boss to try to save his job.

6.   Many of them are fascinated with stretching the rules of fashion.

7.   Many think he simply tried to stretch the rules and got caught.

8.   The question is how far those rules can be stretched without making a single currency unworkable in practice.

9.   This season, they have been penalized for lifts that stretched the rules, and they have won every competition despite falling twice.

10.   To some analysts, however, the experience of the recent past has stretched that rule to the limit.