| The Chinese had discovered much earlier, around the 5th century ad, that scurvy at sea could be avoided by carrying live ginger plants on board junks. |
| China found itself up against the fruits of the British Industrial Revolution, pitting junks against steam warships. |
| The most stylish party nowadays would be one held on a yacht, reminiscent of historic entertainment on royal boats or magnificent junks. |
| In this they closely resembled the Apollo project, begun 540 years after the great junks had sailed from Beijing. |
| Instances occur in which the tightest built and best manned ships are destroyed as suddenly as the clumsiest of ill-managed junks. |
| After four months of intense training, Pak, Malcom and 118 partisans boarded four junks and set sail for the mainland. |
