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  • But I don't know: Model audition protocol has never been my area of expertise.†   (source)
  • I was so accustomed to the rules and protocol on campus that it took me a second to realize I might be responding to the orders of some random drunk kids from town.†   (source)
  • OASIS chat-room encryption protocols are rock solid, I assure you.†   (source)
  • She realized this was protocol, their way of being nice while being helpless, and when one of them suggested "getting your affairs in order," she asked to be released from the hospital.†   (source)
  • It was part of the protocol.†   (source)
  • I wondered if they could become confidantes of some kind, or if training and protocol would render them completely unable to even share a cup of tea with me.†   (source)
  • "Well, I don't know and don't care what other people do, but this is the protocol I use."†   (source)
  • Sensing a crisis of protocol, the manager demurred and said he would have to confer with the board.†   (source)
  • Thirty-four, balding, hawk-faced, and intense, he had been dismissed by Johns Hopkins as a graduate student, for planning gene therapy on human patients without obtaining the proper FDA protocols.†   (source)
  • If Captain Westfall insisted on protocol, then she'd give it to him in abundance.†   (source)
  • This isn't protocol for handling an unruly mob.†   (source)
  • A dark-haired Gefreiter explains the protocol.†   (source)
  • Security protocol.†   (source)
  • Dodge, when present at these meetings, usually kept silent and listened to the exchange of strategies, disagreements over protocol, and interpretations of intel reports with stifled exasperation and anger: They were the self-proclaimed saviors of the queendom; they should have been engaging Redd in battle, not talking about it.†   (source)
  • But the safety protocols turned out to be in ROMs.†   (source)
  • The meat was always coaxial cable, T-1 multiplexers, protocol converters, and the like.†   (source)
  • She drilled the rules of court into my head, filling me with names, protocols, and etiquette.†   (source)
  • There are protocols.†   (source)
  • He worked at WICKED until he had a disagreement with the higher-ups about the protocols surrounding the brain implants.†   (source)
  • In the classroom, they are taught to turn and address anyone talking to them in a protocol known as "SSLANT": smile, sit up, listen, ask questions, nod when being spoken to, and track with your eyes.†   (source)
  • "All right. if that's protocol, I understand."†   (source)
  • It seemed to be registry protocol that the groom should be allowed to select the casual china (I guess for all those Super Bowl parties I would be hosting with the guys, ha ha) while the "formal ware" should be left to the experts: the ladies.†   (source)
  • Buddhist protocol dictates that travelers always pass mani walls on the left.†   (source)
  • Even in times of supposed crisis, the commander couldn't abandon his precious protocol.†   (source)
  • "Your Excellency," began Sol, "I apologize in advance for any breach in church protocol which I have committed… or may commit.†   (source)
  • Some of the new and more curious watchers, not knowing the protocol that had been developed by our steadier customers, came out on the slack to get a better view.†   (source)
  • The first few years were frustrating, as legislators and planners bickered over money and protocols.†   (source)
  • Oh, the weasels had an excuse: said that a thirty-six. inch samurai sword was not on their Weapons Protocol.†   (source)
  • That's protocol," one guard says.†   (source)
  • Dalton was already way beyond protocol with him anyway.†   (source)
  • I break protocol a bit to give Xander a tiny wave, and his smile widens.†   (source)
  • But there are certain protocols involved….†   (source)
  • How can I ever reel him back to the world of rules and regulations, of protocol and privies?†   (source)
  • We must follow protocol.†   (source)
  • "It's just smart protocol," Gilpin continued.†   (source)
  • The same protocol held sway as at the great performances in Europe, and the ladies used the occasion to show off their long dresses and their fur coats in the dog days of the Caribbean summer, but it was also necessary to authorize the admission of servants to carry the chairs and lamps and all the things to eat that were deemed necessary to survive the interminable programs, one of which did not end until it was time for early Mass.†   (source)
  • Following Dog Beach protocol, I parked several blocks away, where I wouldn't get a ticket, and began the long hike in through a sleepy neighborhood of sixties-vintage bungalows, Marley leading the charge.†   (source)
  • He was not profusely thankful and there was that silence about him, that bearded, gruff, and giant silence, that unwillingness to engage the protocols of island life.†   (source)
  • But the intern was clearly too upset to care about protocol.†   (source)
  • Zeebo, unsure of protocol, opened the door and stood back to let her enter.†   (source)
  • When he was told no, the prisoner seemed disappointed, as though he thought the protocol surrounding this ritual of vengeance was not being properly observed.†   (source)
  • That's not protocol.'†   (source)
  • I've never been in a hot tub before, and am not sure about hot-tub protocol.†   (source)
  • When Vic and Roger decided to go their own way, they had observed strict protocol and had not gone to any of their previous clients until their connections with the Ellison Agency were formally — and amicably — severed.†   (source)
  • Perhaps, Doctor, you should advise Mr. McMurry on the protocol of these Group Meetings.†   (source)
  • It seemed with so much protocol, I would never get to draw the brilliant and lush and wild world brimming over inside me.†   (source)
  • That was probably the extent of their emergency protocol.†   (source)
  • The Amazons have certain protocols—†   (source)
  • WITHIN THL stifling women's unit, Crystal "the mayor" made an effort to maintain a faint semblance of prison protocol.†   (source)
  • If they call it a fleet exercise they admit to violating the notification protocol.†   (source)
  • They waited for her to rejoice in kind, on cue, with due observance of the protocols.†   (source)
  • With help from Anne and her friends, Edna completed her hospital, after upsetting all the protocols of the construction industry in Somaliland.†   (source)
  • Once riders were down on the course, tracks had virtually no protocol for coping with their injuries.†   (source)
  • He broke all crime scene protocols by doing a quick search of the dead man and retrieving his cell phone and wallet, which he pocketed.†   (source)
  • "That was my protocol," he says.†   (source)
  • No need to follow protocol.†   (source)
  • His dad was a stickler for protocol and responsibility.†   (source)
  • "I know this isn't standard protocol, but it's an emergency," I say.†   (source)
  • I'd only been at the House of Night for a month, and I still wasn't sure about the protocol for being excused from class.†   (source)
  • Macon, there are protocols.†   (source)
  • The grim protocol demands he guard the pile as it grows, so items aren't simply picked off as they hit the pavement, since Barbara and Cedric are still officially tenants.†   (source)
  • PROTOCOL VLAD SANK DOWN IN HIS CHAIR in the belfry, shivering.†   (source)
  • No regulation or protocol even suggests testing vaccines at such a high temperature.†   (source)
  • They spent half an hour going over the rules: phone use, lunch breaks, office protocol, overtime, et cetera.†   (source)
  • He loved being kissed by her, but at twelve, squirming away was protocol.†   (source)
  • In the hospital, where my encounters with patients are ever more distanced by sterile gloves, computer protocols, and the pressures of time, one way I can still be present is during their moments of grief.†   (source)
  • "According to protocol, I'm obliged to ask you if you want to be relieved from this case."†   (source)
  • Culver Parnell, hotel magnate from Atlanta whose twenty-year reign in the hostelry business had led to his appointment as chief of protocol for the White House, angrily hung up his office phone as he scribbled a sixth obscenity on a legal pad.†   (source)
  • Confiscation protocol for Björneborgsvägen 8B.†   (source)
  • Concerned about protocol in London, worried how he might be received, dreading the thought of people staring at him, he turned for advice to the British ambassador to France, the Duke of Dorset, whom he liked and trusted.†   (source)
  • Breaking all rules of protocol, I blurted, "But …. that's what I signed up for.†   (source)
  • It wasn't standard protocol, but this was a strange and unprecedented situation.†   (source)
  • So what was the fairy-tale protocol for other kisses?†   (source)
  • Protocol says that as a suitor you are supposed to ask Attolia to lead the first set with you.†   (source)
  • I would add various items from each of these books or from research I was doing on a regular basis on the Internet, but the core exercise protocol remained the one that Robby provided early on, one that he also used, from Carson-Newman College and Mr. Albers's physical-training manual and additional Navy SEAL techniques.†   (source)
  • You know the protocol; you know what to do.†   (source)
  • It is protocol with all internal security investigations to have two agents present, so that all statements can be corroborated.†   (source)
  • We do not have time for the ordinary protocols, and thus I propose that the Founder's Ring be taken by whatever means necessary and that she be confined to the Hollows forthwith.†   (source)
  • But the judge was an adherent of proper protocol and wanted that to show in the record.†   (source)
  • Daddy Isn't Running This time round, but he has before and is intimately aware of campaign protocol.†   (source)
  • The local television stations never would have followed any candidate as much as they did John Kwang, out of fairness and protocol, but the election was more than two years off, and Kwang was denying at every instance his interest in running for mayor.†   (source)
  • One is seated according to protocol.†   (source)
  • A lifetime of protocol.†   (source)
  • But soon Gabriel would be the chief of his service, which meant that, for protocol's sake, he would outrank Carter.†   (source)
  • Anti-infection protocols?†   (source)
  • Forget protocol at a time like this.†   (source)
  • Hers was a life of order, of cocktails served promptly before dinner, of napkins and candlesticks, of military protocol, and attention to form.†   (source)
  • Everything he has done tonight was done in perfect accordance with ancient protocols.†   (source)
  • The protocols for this event are holy-not subject to modification.†   (source)
  • A piece of white paper, coated in clear plastic, reads BUNKER PROTOCOL.†   (source)
  • Maybe he's just forgotten the protocol, but maybe it's deliberate.†   (source)
  • As was the protocol, the lamb was pure, having not yet reached sexual maturity.†   (source)
  • The Street protocol states that your avatar can't be any taller than you are.†   (source)
  • For not organizing her things according to protocol.†   (source)
  • "We have to follow protocol," the younger man says.†   (source)
  • "Don't worry, Nick, it's all protocol, my friend.†   (source)
  • More Training, more Protocol, more brainless lunches that almost leave me in tears.†   (source)
  • My inability to discern the obvious was exacerbated to some degree by the guide-client protocol.†   (source)
  • All lifers have to be moved with higher security protocols.†   (source)
  • The commander was a man of rigid protocol.†   (source)
  • Assuming it could only be a criminal, they followed protocol and called in the Judicial Police.†   (source)
  • " "Is that the standard protocol here?" asks the Head Peacekeeper.†   (source)
  • Though they were in the same room, radio protocol was observed at all times.†   (source)
  • "Protocol's not exactly easy right now."†   (source)
  • There is still a chance to preserve protocol and decorum.†   (source)
  • Their security protocol involved not discussing with anyone what Katherine was working on.†   (source)
  • I am breaching protocol by escorting you this far.†   (source)
  • It's written in a protocol that isn't even publicly available yet.†   (source)
  • Lessons, Protocol, this place where I can't trust anyone, where I'm not even myself.†   (source)
  • It seems my Protocol lessons might be sinking in after all.†   (source)
  • Lady Blonos scolds me for being distracted in Protocol.†   (source)
  • "Well, if it gets me out of Protocol, I won't say no." Suddenly, Cal jumps back from his cycle.†   (source)
  • My mind flies back to Protocol, to the house lessons.†   (source)
  • No wonder she laughed at me for Protocol.†   (source)
  • But Lucas is nowhere to be found, and I head off to Protocol, expecting him to cross my path.†   (source)
  • The other was more directed by protocol.†   (source)
  • So by such subtle points of protocol a crisis can be contained?†   (source)
  • He wanted badly to aim one, to shoot one, but wasn't sure of the protocol.†   (source)
  • There was no protocol I could pattern myself by.†   (source)
  • If La Fayette wanted to be treated like a marquis, he should insist on protocol.†   (source)
  • The treatment protocol was long and elaborate and—worst of all—maddeningly inconclusive.†   (source)
  • The document was stamped TOP SECRET and filed in the special protocol of SIS.†   (source)
  • To me, ultimately, the simple fact of the matter is that Tushman didn't follow protocol.†   (source)
  • There are protocols for dealing with rogue Downworlders.†   (source)
  • Hey, senor, guest rights and host rights are important magic protocols.†   (source)
  • "That's not protocol," said the surgeon, "but I'm not going to stop you."†   (source)
  • She called the registrar and was informed that no report with that protocol number existed.†   (source)
  • "I went to see the chief of protocol for the Supreme Court," Rafi said, soaking in sweat.†   (source)
  • "And the queen?" asked the minister of protocol, seated on Eugenides's other side.†   (source)
  • Of course, children can often derail the best laid protocol.†   (source)
  • Most Ngongot protocols will work perfectly well.†   (source)
  • It was a simple test, not part of the regular Wildfire Protocol.†   (source)
  • Strictly corpo diplomatico on the protocol level.†   (source)
  • There was protocol to follow, but Ahren and Camille bypassed it, running into each other's arms.†   (source)
  • I mouthed "Later" and did my best not to be irritated by him neglecting protocol again.†   (source)
  • "It was way out of protocol," says Christian, "but we felt in our hearts that he deserved it."†   (source)
  • "In your case, since you didn't have it as a kid: Immune system protocols.†   (source)
  • Back at her desk, the first thing she did was check the report's protocol number.†   (source)
  • It was a formal speech, stuffed with protocol, and called for a formal answer.†   (source)
  • Better a delay than a mistake in protocol.†   (source)
  • I'm sure none of them actually know because, in the Hob, the standard protocol for someone showing up with a wild turkey is for everybody to bid on the drumsticks.†   (source)
  • Protocol was black-andwhite.†   (source)
  • Today I will begin to instruct you on conduct and protocol, a process that will continue for the duration of your stay.†   (source)
  • Though his features were a mask of protocol, she could have sworn she glimpsed a glimmer of amusement in his eyes.†   (source)
  • He talks about his work, how important it is to follow protocol and how heavy and uncomfortable his helmet is, how he's beginning to get used to the roar of the plane engines as they take off and land.†   (source)
  • I'm not sure if this is exactly medical protocol, but I'm terrified that if he drifts off he'll never wake again.†   (source)
  • He had kept quiet about Officer Dalton overstepping his protocol, and Dalton returned the favor by keeping him inside the information loop.†   (source)
  • Adolf Hitler had written about the Protocols in Mein Kampf, claiming they were authentic, that they revealed the true nature of the Jewish people.†   (source)
  • You know, protocol.†   (source)
  • The protocol among gill-netters in such conditions was to lay on one's foghorn at one-minute intervals and to keep a sharp ear turned toward the fog on the chance of receiving a reply.†   (source)
  • The five men were walking single file, which was smart, but they weren't using a rope-a serious violation of mountaineering protocol.†   (source)
  • We are just following protocol.†   (source)
  • After going through my usual protocol about the milkshake, I tried to get him to understand what would happen in court.†   (source)
  • But the rule/protocol/nicety—our anniversary—is being broken for a good reason, I understand, I do.†   (source)
  • Usually, the airfield had advance warning of his schedule and was able to follow a strict protocol for his arrival.†   (source)
  • The Protocols, published in 1903, purported to be a record of a secret meeting of powerful Jews planning world domination.†   (source)
  • " They've been sending me all kinds of stuff about my itinerary and what protocol will be observed in each district.†   (source)
  • Part of the protocol.†   (source)
  • But like anything else in the Metaverse, this rule is nothing but a protocol, a convention that different computers agree to follow.†   (source)
  • I know, now, that I am supposed to wash out the containers and drop each of them back by their proper homes—a Ziploc carpool—but when I first came here, I was unaware of the protocol.†   (source)
  • Keys are often passed on as inheritance, and our first-time users are invariably uncertain of the protocol.†   (source)
  • The protocol at Angola was to release prisoners at midnight and give them bus fare to New Orleans or a city of their choice in Louisiana.†   (source)
  • The only difference is that since the Street does not really exist-it's just a computer-graphics protocol written down on a piece of paper somewhere-none of these things is being physically built.†   (source)
  • These ideas were familiar to me, but it took me a moment to remember where I'd heard them: in a lecture Dr. Kerry had given on The Protocols of the Elders of Zion.†   (source)
  • Protocol?†   (source)
  • Breaching protocol?†   (source)
  • The State of Alabama had argued that procedural rules barred Mr. Nelson from challenging the constitutionality of the protocol.†   (source)
  • Unfortunately, the Teacher's protocols for caution included a refusal to give Aringarosa any kind of contact number.†   (source)
  • Strangely, the file's location was not displaying as a traditional Web address but rather as a numeric Internet Protocol address.†   (source)
  • The dimensions of the Street are fixed by a protocol, hammered out by the computer-graphics ninja overlords of the Association for Computing Machinery's Global Multimedia Protocol Group.†   (source)
  • As you know, most of the lower levels are private offices or storage, and security protocol regarding private—†   (source)
  • In the case I argued before the Court, we challenged the constitutionality of Alabama's protocols for lethal injection.†   (source)
  • Da5id Meier, supreme hacker overlord, founding father of the Metaverse protocol, creator and proprietor of the world-famous Black Sun, has just suffered a system crash.†   (source)
  • The U.S. Supreme Court, in Baze v. Rees, later held that the execution protocols and drug combinations weren't inherently unconstitutional.†   (source)
  • "Good evening, sir," Nuñez said, following the security protocol of verbally engaging any male visitor who entered alone.†   (source)
  • Of these billion potential computer owners, maybe a quarter of them actually bother to own computers, and a quarter of these have machines that are powerful enough to handle the Street protocol.†   (source)
  • About ten years ago, when the Street protocol was first written, Hiro and some of his buddies pooled their money and bought one of the first development licenses, created a little neighborhood of hackers.†   (source)
  • Professor, surely you appreciate the reverence with which I have adhered to the ancient protocols tonight.†   (source)
  • "Look, I don't know who you think you are, but you're not coming into my prison without complying with our security protocols.†   (source)
  • Strict protocols governed the interrogation of U.S. civilians, and questioning Bellamy was highly illegal unless it was done at Langley on video with witnesses, attorneys, blah, blah, blah ….†   (source)
  • In order to place these things on the Street, they have had to get approval from the Global Multimedia Protocol Group, have had to buy frontage on the Street, get zoning approval, obtain permits, bribe inspectors, the whole bit.†   (source)
  • Continued litigation about lethal injection protocols and other questions about the reliability of the death penalty slowed the execution rate in Alabama dramatically.†   (source)
  • Aggressive and violent treatment protocols at some facilities generated horror stories that fueled a new campaign, this time to get people out of institutional mental health settings.†   (source)
  • Most backup protocols advocated a secondary backup system off-site in case of earthquake, fire, or theft, but Katherine and her brother agreed that secrecy was paramount; once this data left the building to an off-site server, they could no longer be certain it would stay private.†   (source)
  • Your schedule is as follows: 0730—Breakfast /0800—Protocol / 1130 Luncheon 1300—Lessons / 1800—Dinner.†   (source)
  • Despite my Protocol lessons, luncheon is still overwhelming as I try to remember what I've been taught.†   (source)
  • We only scratched the surface of Protocol, but now I can go to the queen's stupid function with at least some idea of how to act.†   (source)
  • Protocol in the morning, Lessons in the afternoon, while Elara parades me at lunches and dinners in between.†   (source)
  • 0630—Breakfast / 0700—Training / 1000—Protocol 1130—Luncheon / 1300—Protocol / 1400—Lessons 1800—Dinner.†   (source)
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