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To recapitulate, the occurrence of middles in the present tense with a generic meaning is not a hard-and-fast constraint.
The reason why no hard-and-fast rules can be found is simply that the distinctions in question are not clear-cut.
In some cases this is due to the fact that the observed differences in behaviour have been shown to be tendencies and, as such, cannot be captured in hard-and-fast rules.
Customs may grow rigid so that, instead of getting increasing integration we get hard-and-fast dividing lines.
There is no hard-and-fast ceiling set at two years.
He thought that there should be no hard-and-fast limit, but that there should be variations.
There is no hard-and-fast conclusion one way or the other.
There is no hard-and-fast line like this which can be drawn.
I do not think that any hard-and-fast age rule is wise.
I am concerned about setting a hard-and-fast rule for a specified salary for all regional and district councillors.
What they want is action, but not necessarily hard-and-fast legislation.
It is worded in a very hard-and-fast way.
We did not try to set out any hard-and-fast rules to be applied automatically everywhere.
Would it not be possible at the present juncture to abolish that rule, because it seems unreasonable to stick to such a hard-and-fast regulation?
I know that there are many elements of doubt, but it is absurd to suggest that we can have a hard-and-fast, settled plan in advance.
