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Is he sleeping?
Democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried.
The library is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Water is liquid. When it freezes, it becomes solid.
From year to year, pollution is worsening.
I'd like to make a call to Tokyo, Japan. The number is 3202-5625.
According to this magazine, the economic situation in Japan is getting worse year by year.
Officially it is his responsibility, but in fact his secretary does all the work.
It is very difficult to persuade people to change their life style.
You cannot enter the museum. It is currently under repair.
My interest in politics is strictly academic.
The government's economic policy is credited for Japan's postwar economic success.
It is because light travels faster than sound that we see lightning before we hear thunder.
Zürich is considered to be a major financial hub.
A good biography is interesting and instructive.