At first they think they won't come to harm, although no smoker escapes at least the short-term effects.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

Some people find it easier to grasp the short-term effects of smoking.

As long as they are just drinking and making merry it's not so bad, but I can't forgive them when they start [but I draw the line at] breaking things.

Soon it becomes clear that more than Max's life is at stake.

There's no way we can get out of this one. They've got us by the scruff of the neck.

Experts warn that heat stroke can occur even when a person has not been exposed to direct sunlight.

He won't give up so easily, you know; he's survived the austerities of the post‐war period.

If they get back too late and fail to put down the uprising, their domain will be abolished.

By and large, reporters don't hesitate to intrude on one's privacy.

Flying faster than sound was long thought to be beyond human achievement.

Mere cleverness without sound principles does not count for anything [much].

There is no way of telling what he's really after simply from what he says.

Any tax-raise naysayer makes very weak arguments against debt reduction.

Reporters do not hesitate to intrude into people's privacy.

If there are too many irons in the fire in too short a time, good strategy cannot result.

Pro-nuclear advocates are citing the benefits of reduced CO2 emissions.

The other party is apprehensive to some extent that there is a slight clash of business interests between us.

Indeed, some writers do not think the relation of brain to consciousness is a causal relation in the first place.

The seals have few enemies on the ice, so they don't seem to be afraid of humans.

Ardipithecus ramidus had no foot arches, so it was probably not good at walking long distances.

It is very reckless to dash immediately into the water without warming‐up [doing warming‐up exercises] first.

the steeplejack, exhausted and unnerved, couldn't hold on to his dangerous perch much longer

The advocates of universal suffrage claim that all social evils can be cured by its introduction.

That young man can't get the sort of jobs he wants, and doesn't have any friends: He's really at a loss.

That young man can't get the sort of jobs he wants and doesn't have any friends; he's really at a loss.

The patient could hardly move his neck and could scarcely hold his head up to ride his bike.

Remaining Hussein supporters are thought to be making smaller attacks.

Some people argue that technology has negative effects.

Experts have failed to come up with an explanation of why the explosion happened.

His luck has changed, he is going to the dogs, but no one even lifts a finger to help him.

You must not rest on your petty laurels [must not be complacent about your small achievements]; there is still a lot to be done, you know.