They defeated our team by three goals.

I will be back soon.

He is liberal with his money and buys a lot of presents.

We take health for granted until illness intervenes.

He took the initiative in carrying out the plan.

I'm told idiot is a bad word, but where I grew up it doesn't really feel that bad.

If it's badly insulated, it won't warm up regardless of how much heating you use.

What is the percentage of overseas markets for your products?

He is a man with enterprise.

The reformed Labour Standards Act will be in force from Jan 1st 2004.

Never mind that, just take out what you've just nicked from your bag.

Her kitchen is equipped with labor-saving devices.

The Kawagoe festival float has the shape of what's called a hoko float. It has three, or four, wheels attached.

Is snoring less likely if you sleep on your side?

I broke the one I've been using till now this morning while playing with a ball in the room.

The Japanese economy is going through a period of great stress.

It's a waste to just have the central banks watching over commodity prices.

By the way, I plan to do that for this story's sequel.

Soldiers barred the way to the city.

From an ethical point of view, the great principle of technology is responsibility to the present but the new way of thinking, responsibility to the future has emerged.

If you don't have an accident on the snowy roads I think you should be able to get back safely.

An infant is not capable of speaking, so it just screams until it gets what it wants.

I'm teaching basic participial constructions now, but, with regard to those below, what different ways of translating them would everybody use?

Leaves turn to gold.

Basically I like short poems. Among them this poem was my favourite.

Obviously there are many variations between these two extremes.

Saturday is the pottery class I've been attending since last year.

Say ... I can hear screams coming from the women's bath.

She was standing in the middle of the room.

Iced tea had got on my shirt.