In all situations, people were more likely to violate the rules when there were nearby signs of disorderly behavior than if there were no signs of disorder.

VOA: special.2009.03.03

Holier than these days is the Sabbath, which is demarcated by even further rules and observances.

比这些日子更神圣的，是安息日，它被更加严格的规则和规定区分开来。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

I'm narrowing it down. It's getting a little silly but you know I'm going to really be persistent and just follow the rules here of binary search, rather than jumping to conclusions.

按照二分法的规则来做的,而不是直接得出某种结论,很明显这儿我的目的是什么？,显示这两个相同的东西。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

And as governments invest heavily in economic stimulus plans, their deficits are expected to soar to about 7.5 percent of gross domestic product - more than twice the limit allowed under EU rules.

VOA: standard.2009.05.04