| Friends say that the no hard drugs rule is openly flouted, which is sad but not great a surprise. |
| But you have flouted common sense in matters of good accounting and book-keeping. |
| Obvious examples of where this principle is being flouted are Vehicle Registration Tax and the duty on wine. |
| Laws to control the sale of fireworks are being flouted in the run up to Bonfire Night, a Manchester Evening News investigation has revealed. |
| If rules of behaviour are flouted, those responsible must answer for their actions. |
| In the large state-owned mines, safety regulations are flouted to meet production targets, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries. |
