Sentence examples of "amateur rule" in English
Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents.
Es wäre gut Bücher kaufen, wenn man die Zeit, sie zu lesen, mitkaufen könnte, aber man verwechselt meistens den Ankauf der Bücher mit dem Aneignen ihres Inhalts.
As a rule of thumb, you should plan on one pound of beef for every two guests.
Als Daumenregel sollten Sie ein Pfund Rindfleisch für jeweils zwei Gäste rechnen.
He makes it a rule to take a walk every morning.
Er macht es sich zur Regel, jeden Morgen spazierenzugehen.
There are cases where this rule doesn't hold good.
Es gibt Fälle, in denen diese Regel nicht anzuwenden ist.
Seals are used like this in Japan, but abroad signatures are the rule.
In Japan verwendet man Namensstempel, statt der im Ausland üblichen Unterschrift.
He is possessed with the ambition to rule over the world.
Er ist vom Wunsch besessen, über die Erde zu herrschen.
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