Word: trained
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...many have small charms on their cell phones, and read thick volumes of manga. Many a morning I find myself in the throng of school children, who travel en masse to school in their uniforms reminiscent of sailor suits. They are the most social of those riding the train as they excitedly discuss topics beyond my realm of comprehension...
There are many practices unique to the Tokyo Metro. Trains are generally stuffed to bursting, yet at every stop people manage to push their way onto the train as those around them bang into each other like bowling pins with no space to tumble. Talking on a cell phone is strongly discouraged, however texting tends to be the favorite activity of most of the train riders. Tokyo commuters have also developed an uncanny ability to sleep standing up, somehow waking up just when the train reaches their station...
Occasionally I find stereotypes in action, as a middle-aged woman wearing a kimono is seated next to a young woman sporting blond hair, a short skirt, knee high socks and high heels. A pair of gentleman, who could only have been sumo wrestlers, also shared a train with me once. Judging from the amused reactions of those seated around me, I decided that this was an unusual sight...
...managed to carry out any attacks in the West in the last few years. It is also a fact that al-Qaeda has carried out more than 50 suicide bombings in Pakistan. Al-Qaeda is taking full advantage of the weakness of Pakistan's new government to recruit, train and arm more jihadis. This will boost its chances of hitting targets in the U.S. or Europe. Western nations must pressure and help the Pakistani government to crack down on al-Qaeda and the Taliban, its identical twin. The disease they represent must not be allowed to flourish, or it will...
...Commander in Chief will be to end the war in Iraq and refocus our efforts on Afghanistan and our broader security interests. Let me be clear--my plan would not abandon Iraq. It is in our strategic interest to maintain a residual force that will go after al-Qaeda, train Iraqi security forces and protect U.S. interests. But we must recognize that the central front in the war on terror is not in Iraq, and it never was. The central front is in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is unacceptable that almost seven years after 9/11, those responsible for the attacks...