| 1 | The mighty torrent carried the raft far downstream. | |
| 2 | But that flood of goods also destroyed entire US industries. | |
| 3 | Get ready for a torrent of free services in its wake. | |
| 4 | The trickle of oil from the Earth, long extracted by humans in small amounts, became a torrent. | |
| 5 | To curb future inflation, China therefore needs to stem the flood of capital. |