I paid my taxes for this year.

The focal point of this discussion is environmental protection.

The brittleness of this glass means it will break immediately if dropped.

My new automobile is very fast.

When the law is amended, new rules are applied.

It has been decided that the law will be amended.

He is working hard to acquire new skills.

He is studying every day to acquire new skills.

The taxation system in Japan is complex and difficult to understand.

He is as sincere and trustworthy as a person of earth.