"peras" in English

This brings to mind another sound rule of thumb: 'no one can achieve the impossible '.

But lower interest rates are more a response to poor growth than a sign of success.

Please do not fall into the trap of comparing apples and oranges.

An objective appraisal would admit that in creating the euro the EU has tried to create a silk purse from a pig’s ear.

In effect, Amendment No 14 from Mr Hallam included beer, cider and perry in this directive.

The Union must support what opposition parties there are and must try to establish dialogue.

asking him to contribute is like beating a dead horse

these pears are as good as you'll get, I'm afraid

While apples and oranges perhaps both produce a good fruit stew, that is completely the wrong approach to take in politics.

you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear

you can't get blood out of a stone

Between 1991 and 1996 an average of 800, 000 tonnes of apples per year were withdrawn from the market and destroyed.

This is asking the impossible.

to put the good pears here

can I have a kilo of pears?

Mr President, unlike Mr Frischenschlager I shall not be lumping everything together but dealing with the specific question of Slovakia.

What is marketed in 0.75 litre bottles is not sold in 1 litre bottles, and to compare wine made from late-harvested grapes with ordinary table wine would be like comparing chalk and cheese.