[blml] 40B3?

[Robert Geller]

L40B3 says:
"The Regulating Authority may disallow prior agreement by a
partnership to vary its understandings during the auction or 
play
following a question asked, a response to a question, or any
irregularity."

I can understand the first (following a question asked) and 
third
(following any irregularity), but not the second (following
a response to a question).

EXAMPLE 1:  I open 1NT, and LHO doubles.  Partner asks the 
meaning 
of the double (penalty of takeout).  We vary our treatments 
according to the opponents answer.

EXAMPLE 2.  I open 1NT, and LHO bids 2C.  Partner asks the
meaning.  We vary our treatments according to the opponents 
answer (i.e. whether 2C shows majors, or an unspecified one 
suiter, or ....).

In both of the above examples we are "varying our understanding
according to the answer to a question," so the RA could
forbid us from doing that.  (In practice I doubt any sane
RA ever would forbid this.)

But my question is, what sort of "varying one's understanding
according to the answer to a question" did the drafters have
in mind?  Can anyone provide a good example.   Thanks.

Best,
Bob

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Robert (Bob) Geller,     Tokyo, Japan        geller at nifty.com