Without much thinking about it they made a hasty decision to buy it.

In regard to the deployment of troops in the field; years ago the settlers practically ruined this whole valley by overgrazing. Now you can overrange, I guess, too, with the troops.

Mr. Peng said that the world-famous scientist, Sven Hedin, was kidnapped by troops under General Ma in south Sinkiang, but was released later, and is believed to be safe and well at Akosu.

The introduction of technical progress in this model can be made in a very simple manner if we assume that it is of the ‘disembodied’ type, that is, something like manna that falls from heaven on all capital goods, old and new. [emphasis in original]