| 1 | I am very grateful to you for the kind treatment you accorded me. | |
| 2 | I got the job on the strength of your recommendation. | |
| 3 | Some owe more than others to their native land, because there is a more favourable sky in the zenith. | |
| 4 | The good Captain Leclere is dead, father, and it is probable that, with the aid of M. Morrel, I shall have his place. | |
| 5 | So far, such bulk transfers have been impeded by the high cost of tanker ships. Now, thanks to the global recession, the tankers' rates have dropped significantly. |