I prefer drinking coffee to drinking tea.

I prefer coffee to tea.

He drank a little.

Sami drank.

Invocation of the responsibility of a State

( Saleh ) said Here is a she camel . She has a right of drinking water , and you have a right of drinking it on appointed turns .

He said , This is the she camel one day shall be her turn to drink , and on the other appointed day , shall be your turn .

He said , ' This is a she camel to her a draught and to you a draught , on a day appointed ,

He said yonder is a she camel to her a drink , and to you a drink , each on a day known .

He said Here is a she camel it has a right to drink ( water ) , and you have a right to drink ( water ) ( each ) on a day , known .

He said , This is a she camel she has her turn of drinking , and you have your turn of drinking on a specified day .

Salih said This is a she camel . There is a day set for her to drink and there is a day set for you to drink .

He said ( Behold ) this she camel . She hath the right to drink ( at the well ) , and ye have the right to drink , ( each ) on an appointed day .

He said , This is a she camel she shall drink and you shall drink on known days .

He said ' Here is a shecamel . She shall have her share of water as you have yours on an appointed day .

He said , This is a she camel . For her is a time of drink , and for you is a time of drink , each on a known day .

He said , This is a she camel . She will have her share of water as you have your share , each on a certain day .

He said This is a she camel she shall have her portion of water , and you have your portion of water on an appointed time

He said , Here is a she camel . She shall have her turn of drinking , as you have yours , each on an appointed day ,

He said Here is a she camel she has a right of watering , and ye have a right of watering , ( severally ) on a day appointed .

Sami drank vodka.

Relationship with State responsibility

I like coffee hot.

Would you like something to drink?

The responsibility of a State may not be invoked if

He doesn't like coffee.

Europeans like to drink wine.

We had no potable water.

Children like to drink fruit juice.

Sami swallowed a bunch of pills.

Sami liked to drink.

Sami drank out of that glass.

Invocation of responsibility by an injured State

It assigns responsibility for local matters to a local government.

Too much drinking will make you sick.

Sami swallowed a whole bottle of pills.

Sami had another glass of wine.

Sami drank six glasses of wine.

Sami drank six glasses of wine.

There are some very poor uses of wine.

You should give up drinking.

Invocation of responsibility by a State other than an injured State

That is an important responsibility we owe to the people we serve.

You can't drink seawater because it is too salty.

Tom cannot stop drinking alcohol.