31.   The effect brings to mind a karaoke bar frequented by college students who could still use a few more beers to loosen up.

32.   The keg-party antics of some Western patrons at traditional Asian karaoke bars has led to friction between the two groups.

33.   The singing is performed by a mostly young cast with the ardor of kids in a karaoke bar, though lyrics are not always distinguishable.

34.   The suggestion from some is that the Americans left their games in the Kirin pubs and karaoke bars.

35.   These included smuggling, stock market speculation, real estate transactions, restaurants and karaoke bars.

36.   There are typical Potteresque touches, like the sleazy karaoke bar in which some of the action takes place.

37.   Think of Tokyo lodged between feudalism and karaoke bars.

38.   They went out and partied in the karaoke bars.

39.   When anyone can sound like Madonna, karaoke bars will be a thing of the past.

40.   While the summer sweep of discos and karaoke bars and the detention of people voicing political dissent happen every year, the crackdown appears unusually harsh this year.