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What does bend the rules mean?

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  1. To do something that is not normally allowed but is also not explicitly prohibited.
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The strong desire to move ahead can at times tempt businesses to cut corners or bend the rules.
Crimes such as taking something from the office or asking a friend to bend the rules might involve only minor damage, but set up a vicious cycle.
We are concerned that we are hearing reports of some farmers trying to bend the rules a little.
Beobachtende Koordinatorin may find customers who fail to keep promises, or who bend the rules, more interesting to deal with.
Anyone who starts to bend the rules for opportunistic reasons challenges the foundations of the European Community.
Gross violations are committed daily by those who bend the rules or just disregard them altogether.

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