[H]is temper was a bit hasty and so were his words. Still, despite that and overfreedom with the wine cup, he evidently had a profound reverence for the faith […]

The fighters provide a defensive air umbrella over the battle group.

When he assumed his duties as imperial agent, one of those who came to pay him a courtesy visit was Chao Chun-jui, the Moslem merchant from Weinan County in Shensi who had bought a large part of the jade sold by Kao P’u’s predecessor, Ma Hsing-a.

But Joseph Fuccl, a shopsteader who put $30,000 into a new pizza parlor, has no regrets.