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I have read this expression:

The trade-off in any such agreement is that the campaign will not exceed the normal bounds of propriety in charging news organizations.

I would like to know its meaning. Any ideas?

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Probably best if you first look in a dictionary for the words normal, bound and propriety. – Barrie England Dec 19 '12 at 9:25
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What would you like to know that is not explained by that search? There's another recent question which shows the value of reporting your own research. – Andrew Leach Dec 19 '12 at 9:33
Here, for example: onelook.com – Barrie England Dec 19 '12 at 9:59
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Please edit the question to show results of research and say why what you found was inadequate. – MετάEd Dec 19 '12 at 13:20
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I think this is General Reference. When I Google "bounds of propriety" the top result (from M-W) shows this on the Google homepage: He went beyond the bounds of propriety. [=he acted improperly]. Thus the trade-off is that the campaign will not charge news organizations more than would be generally considered reasonable and proper. – FumbleFingers Dec 19 '12 at 18:41

closed as general reference by MετάEd, tchrist, Andrew Leach, coleopterist, J.R. Dec 20 '12 at 10:45

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