Having to work for something meant you were more willing to follow protocols.

I will have to follow established protocol and talk to my supervisor.

The rest of the room followed protocol and did the same, some rather more shamefaced than others.

The crime lab followed protocol and took samples of everything.

A woman from Human Rights wanted a new hard drive for her computer and was told that she had not followed protocol.

The governor's office said it was just following protocol.

In addition, players must follow strict protocol to ensure proper use of force.

Maybe you're just a little mad at her because she didn't seem to follow protocol and skipped a lot of steps here.

Now they had to be patient and follow protocols.

It is also an issue of the Mets' not following typical corporate protocol.