guidelines

1.

The secretary of state issue guidelines for expenditure.

国务大臣发布了开支的指导原则。

2.

The guidelines lies down rules for dealing with traffic offence.

基本原则规定了处理违犯交通法规的规则。

3.

The advent of a new Administration and Congress is always the best time to make major changes. The guidelines for effective reform already exist. Let's not muddy the water with ill-considered proposals.

新[改造]的政府及国会的来临，是做重大改革的最好时机。有效改革的准则业已存在。不可未经周详考虑，妄提建议搅乱大局。

4.

The lord justice said he is not laying down guidelines for sentence.

大法官说他现在没有规定判刑的指导方针。