S1: C Company announced an experimental model of an obstacle detector for the blind. S2: This device enables (literally: is something which has enabled) blind people to recognize (literally: feel) obstacles ahead of them through stimuli to their skin.
米国の貿易赤字はしばらくこのまま続くものと予想される。
It is predicted that the U.S. trade deficit will remain as it is for a while.
この本の内容はいかなる人間社会にも当てはまる一般的なものである。
The content of this book generally applies to any society (literally: is something general which applies to any human society).
これは革命的発見とも言うべきものだ。
This is something which should be called a revolutionary discovery.
C Company has decided to reduce the price of M-type word-processors by five percent. Their aim is to regain (literally: This is to aim at regaining) their recently declining share of the word-processor market.
The first meeting of the Study Group for University Entrance Examinations was held at a hotel in Tokyo yesterday. This study group was started for the purpose of reviewing the present university entrance examination system which is criticized frequently these days.
この問題は時期が来れば自然に解決されるものと見られている。
This problem is expected to solve itself when the time comes.
エレクトロニクスの世界は今後も急速な進歩を続けていくものと予想される。
It is predicted that the world of electronics will continue advancing rapidly from now on, too.