rule/principle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

	English	German
	to be valid	gelten {vi} (gültig sein)
	being valid	geltend
	been valid	gegolten
	it is valid	es gilt
	it was valid	es galt
	they were valid	sie galten
	it has/had been valid	es hat/hatte gegolten
	I/he/she would be valid	es gälte
	Distance selling is governed by the general rule that ...; Distance selling is subject to the general rule that ...	Für den Fernabsatz gilt grundsätzlich, dass ...
	As a general rule/principle, when making your choices / seeking a job / using weapons, ...	Bei der Auswahl/Arbeitsuche/beim Waffengebrauch gilt grundsätzlich, dass ...
	as a basic principle; in principle	grundsätzlich {adv}
	The general rule/principle is that ...	Grundsätzlich gilt, dass ...