Just reading a computer manual is like practicing swimming on dry land.

I bought a gallon of milk at the grocery store.

the telecom hotels are prime targets for bombing

We are internationally competitive in production technology.

The disagreement between the union and management could lead to a strike.

insiders said the company's stock was in play

Shortly after the war my father bought a new house, in which I was born.

The incumbent president is seeking re-election.

the choice between bureaucracy and adhocracy represents a common dilemma

The news of the scandal caused outrage among the public.

It's dangerous to walk on railway lines.

This computer will prove costly in the long run.

a tactical error

She is politically active and often participates in protests.

He is sensible of the danger of his position.

They computerized the car industry

I take the railway to work every day.

He was explicit in his instruction.

The soldiers were given a daily ration of food.

In a time-bound society time is seen as linear- in other words as a straight line extending from the past, through the present, to the future.

Whenever a Ryukyu delegation was on 'Edo nobori (a mission to Edo)', the Satsuma clan had Ryukyuan music performed.

I need to return my rental car by tomorrow.

He deliberately kept on provoking a confrontation.

The verdict is a tribute to their fairness.

When I opened the door of the refrigerator, an apple fell out.

She spends most of her time organizing the deployment of the other 95%,

She looked sadly at the old photograph.

a slashed doublet

The steam from the hot water rose into the air.

This is my little sister Sakiko. She was born the same year as me and is now studying for her exams.