Devices
Devices noun - An inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'.
Rules
Both words in one sentence
- Formula One also has many example of creative interpretation of the rules, especially getting around the rules against 'moveable aerodynamic devices'.
- The rules of heraldry are there to maximize the distinguishability of heraldic devices and to make them as easy to note as possible.
Source: Loophole Abuse / Real Life - One of the rules, Subsection 7, said to never bring back a captured Covenant vessel without throughly checking it for tracking devices first.
Source: Suddenly Significant Rule
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