two counties, leaving more than 44,000 people homeless.
tens of thousands 幾万も
topple ぐらつく、倒れる。 をぐらつかせる、を倒す
SUN MICROSYSTEMS IN DEAL WITH TCI:
NEW YORK - Sun Microsystems has scored a major coup in its battle
against Microsoft by reaching a deal with Tele-Communications Inc. to
include its Java software in the cable TV company's new digital
set-top boxes. TCI plans to provide up to 10 million of the set-top
boxes over the next three years for delivering advanced entertainment
and information to U.S. homes, including hundreds of TV channels,
Internet access and online banking
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score a (major) coup (大）成功をおさめる。 coup はｐを発音しない
coup はフランス語から、 coup d'e'-tat でクーデター