At the press conference, the Prime Minister appeared to be stonewalling when asked about tax increases.

One day, a stalwart sailor was brought in with a severe fracture below the knee […] A week later the leg had turned septic but the matelot was endearing cheerful. Never mind, Sister he assured Anne. I'll get a piece of whalebone, like Captain Ahab.

Tiny upward-facing hairs on the lower portion of the awns have a ratchetlike function, preventing the awns from backsliding once they’ve moved.

The machine assembles parts at high speed and with pinpoint accuracy.