1. by the book (legally):
Close readers of this newspaper this week may notice a request for bids for milk to be used in several town programs. Consider for a second that East Hampton Town has probably been buying milk for 50 years; this is the first time it has done it by the book.
- Buying Milk By the Book, EastHamptonStar.com, July 2, 2009.
2. brought to book (punished):
And Mr Banda said the Government and some donors that had temporarily suspended aid to the Ministry of Health had been meeting to chart the way forward.
He said the donors had explained that the move was not meant to punish Zambians but give room to investigations so that those who had stolen money were brought to book.
He said the donors had a duty to explain to the taxpayers on how their money was being utilized.
Some donors have withheld funding to the Ministry of Health following the recent revelations of K27 billion theft of project funds.
- ‘Major pay hikes risky’, Times of Zambia, June 25, 2009.
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