This fridge is not the one I ordered, so I'd like to take it back. But I'm afraid the best I can hope for might be to get a small discount on another purchase, because I've made a scratch on it by mistake.
主張をするなら根拠を言わないと、誰も説得されませんよ。
If you don't give any reasons for the point you make, nobody will believe it.
What attracts foreigners to Japan is mostly anime or manga. This is obvious from the fact that when they are asked what part of the country they would like to visit, the first place they mention is Akihabara most of the time.
ドイツに3年間も住んでいた彼が、ここで学ぶ外国語をフランス語に決めたのは驚きだった。
Considering the fact that he had lived in Germany for three years, it was quite surprising that he decided on French as a foreign language to learn here.
リーダーがこんなに調子が悪いのでは、このチームが試合に勝つ望みはない。
With the leader in such bad condition, there is no hope of the team winning the game.