He will need to look ahead a few years if he wants to make solid and realistic plans for his business.

The vast empire of the Saljuqids had disintegrated and a larger portion of it had passed to Muʼayyid who had established himself in Nīshāpūr.

[T]he last job available at the new West Point plant was that of a shrouder, involving the laborious and monotonous task of attaching a canvas cover to a beef carcass.

At the party the host made a point of greeting all the latecomers he missed in the first pass.