| 1 | They have seen enough of those in one lifetime. | |
| 2 | The officers listen patiently to the foreigners' story, but they do not seem surprised. | |
| 3 | It has been 'normal' in recent decades for China-US relations to experience regular turbulence. | |
| 4 | The word "disaster" seems to mock us. After enough repetitions of shocking weather, we can't remain indefinitely shocked. | |
| 5 | But the Spanish are used to high unemployment; in fact, one could see the Spanish economy taking a debt-fueled round trip. |