[…]distinctions among states of affairs are reflected to a striking degree in distinctions among Aktionsart types. That is, situations are expressed by state verbs or predicates, events by achievement verbs or predicates, and actions by activity verbs or predicates.

The railway used the 'Third Rail' system of electrification, like all the early Tubes. (But it would soon be replaced across the network by another system even more exciting - Fourth Rail!)

Since standards are large dogs, they grow much more rapidly than miniatures and toys, which means that they require more supplements.

The Hong Kong Dollar is the local currency unit and has a fixed value of one shilling and three pennies sterling.