Working for our company will give you / a certain amount of autonomy in your work and vacation schedules, / along with allowing you to be more comfortable at work.

Kelly saved us some money / by offering to look over our taxes for us.

If someone has spent his adult life / worried about always appearing respectable, competent, and knowledgeable, / it can be hard / to let go sometimes and become physically and emotionally free.

Michelle decided to substitute maple syrup for sugar in the recipe, / to add a more robust flavor.

The outbreak of the virus / has become a global emergency.

Every day, Julia looked for the man walking the dog, / but she never caught sight of him / until the next fall.

If Jack had known it was Sandra’s birthday / he would have baked her a cake.

Mark stayed a bachelor / because he didn’t want to lose anyone else.

An important factor in maintaining your health / is keeping good relationships / with those around you.

The mediator will have the parties negotiate the final terms of a settlement.

Some Pacific Ocean islands have already disappeared / due to climate change.

Emma filled the container with a mixture of fresh flowers.

All of my friends congratulated me / on the launch of my new book.

Once videos and MP3s were widely available to stream and download, / it made CDs and DVDs obsolete.

Everything you do counts / if you do it selflessly / as an act of goodwill and love.

Among John Adams’s last words were, “Thomas Jefferson survives”; / although, in fact, his old friend and rival had died hours before.

Regulatory laws should prevent citizens / from becoming so wealthy that they don’t need anything from their society / and from becoming so poor that they are completely dependent on it.

As the only team member with coding experience, / I felt called on to help out.

According to a legend, / as long as Peter’s statue stands in the center of the city, / Petersburg will never fall to an enemy.

Community centers help immigrants adjust to their life circumstances / in the United States.

No one can deprive you of your right / to choose what kind of life you want to live.

Any state can divide itself into multiple states / with the permission of Congress.

Social media can cause / people to seclude themselves from others.

The peculiar gentleman has displayed / all his extraordinary qualities of coolness and strictness.

The police have charged the students / with violating the privacy of the victim / through an information technology means.

It was really impressive / how the special effects crew managed to transform the pumpkin into Cinderella’s coach / onstage.

All of the classmates agreed / that Mrs. Darcy was the best teacher ever.

Congress founded the Indian Claims Commission / to compensate tribes for land that had been seized by the United States government.

Because of an infection she had / when she was a toddler, / my sister can’t smell.

If you don’t allow your children some degree of independence, / their mental and physical health will suffer.

If a driver is talking on the phone, texting, or programming their GPS system, / they may not see a pedestrian crossing the road.

The chef added the flour mixture to the beaten egg whites.

In the War of the Sixth Coalition, / an alliance of seven European powers defeated Napoleon / and forced him to abdicate.

Since I’m the first one up every morning, / I pour my wife some coffee and bring it to her.

I’ve always found my parents’ Catskill home a welcome escape from the bustle of city life.

I’m sure / the university never would have noticed me / but for your recommendation; / I owe my scholarship to your support.

I envy you your peace of mind; / this whole situation has me anxious.

Sophia didn’t show up / to mandatory meetings / for the third time, / and she was fired.

Ryan stayed in the hospital / for three days / until he recovered.

At the end of the school year, / teachers always hand out notes / reminding students of their responsibility to clean out their lockers after class.

The Internet enables anyone with a computer or smartphone / to broadcast in real time anything they want to the world.

Susan didn’t want to answer the question / without discussing it with her mom.

Consumers don’t want their expectations met anymore; / they want them exceeded.

Mr. Wallis attributes his success to an uncanny ability / to guess what will become popular next.

Because fans would not stop throwing bottles onto the field, / the referee declared the match over / and gave the victory to the visiting team.

Facial recognition technology is getting more sophisticated / and is now being used as identification / instead of passwords.

Logan showed his grandfather / how to use smartphones.

This might seem surprising, / for the early cotton masters wanted to keep their machinery running as long as possible / and forced their employees to work very long hours.

Tickets for the Christmas concert are selling / very fast.

Geography influences / how we perceive and use the environment and resources around us.

To reduce recidivism, / the local authorities decided to impose a curfew on released felons.

Asa equipped the members of his expedition with sturdy hatchets and water-resistant tents / before they ventured into the jungle.

I sometimes feel embarrassed / by your lack of consideration.

The advice he gave me ten years ago / still holds true today.

Artificial fruit flavors may be delicious / but usually they don’t taste like real fruit.

They should stop posting / malicious comments about her.

By separating students with an aptitude for the humanities from those with an aptitude for the sciences too early, / we may be limiting their options.

The future of our high-tech goods may lie / not in the limitations of our minds, / but in our ability to secure the ingredients to produce them.

If a police officer is attempting / to question you about a crime or implicate you in a crime, / you can remain silent.

If everything was perfect, / you would never learn and never grow.

I would call your attempt to get Martin to shave his beard a lost cause.

Some people blame others for their own problems.

Early women’s rights activists who were interested in fashion / recognized the utility of adding pockets to dresses.

When you attach the regulator to the tank, / make sure you turn the screw in firmly but not too tightly.

Albert Grace attempted / to harmonize classical instruments with pop music / and made his music easier to listener.

The water in the ocean appears blue / because water absorbs more long wavelength light / than short wavelength.

Elena considers herself a Canadian, / even though she was born in Costa Rica / and holds citizenship in both countries.

Many people put off things today / and leave them for tomorrow.

The pool has a fence around it / to deter non-residents from coming in.

You should check out / who has been sending you mysterious messages.

Our brain cannot distinguish fact from vividly imagined fiction.

It is easy to give children more screen time, / but it doesn’t pay well.

You can avoid / interrupting the continuity of the text / by placing footnotes / at the end of the sentence, clause, or phrase.

ips / by placing a greater amount of ballast near the ships’ rudders.

The children could observe / the colors of the leaves changing / in the school garden.

Mr. Jones regards work as the most important thing in life.

Higher education may seem useless / for many young people today / since no university will teach the skills needed for contemporary jobs.

A commerce ministry spokesman told reporters / that the country is willing to solve the trade problems.

When you’re writing your paragraph, / think of your reader as a person who knows little to nothing about the topic.

We should keep our neighborhood safe and clean.

Uncle Raymond left Janelle his house / when he passed away / since he had no children / and she was his housekeeper.

The organization provides people in need with food and clothing.

An employer doesn’t need to offer the job applicant / the job that he or she seeks.

Daniel has a bucket list / of things to do before he turns twenty.

George tried to convince us / of the need to change our lifestyle / to have better health.

Furthermore, the evaluation of past discoveries and discoverers / according to present-day standards / does not allow us to see / how significant they may have been in their own day.

You will find / yourself getting used to the new circumstance / in no time.

The driver responsible for hitting a parked car / must not leave the scene / without contacting the owner of the car.

For a while / there was an effort / to substitute the word “media center” for “library” in popular use / to recognize the expanded role that public libraries were taking on.

Regularly getting high-intensity interval exercise, / as opposed to steady-state cardio, / is associated with improved cardiorespiratory fitness and endurance.

Nothing can stop Grayson / from overcoming obstacles and reaching his goals.

Thomas made it a priority / to eat proper meals.

What they say / may seem to make a lot of sense at first glance / but it really does not.

Genes and environment interact in ways / .

The conflict during the Cold War was never about ideology, / although both sides wanted to believe it was.

People who need absolute silence at all hours of the day / should not live in apartments.

People driving south reach the rest area / after crossing the river.

Although the plane’s radio system seemed operational, / an attempt to contact the control tower failed.

Jennifer, / motivated by Adrian’s notion that one should not give up on one’s dreams, / returned to graduate school.

It may be difficult / to train yourself to get up early in the morning, / but there are many rewards to it.

You may feel uncomfortable / when you try something new.

Some people are only preoccupied with working and indifferent to social issues.

I think / that the only thing keeping my grandmother alive right now / is waiting to see my cousin’s baby.

An essential factor for a successful online educational experience / is to create a community of learners / where qualitative and quantitative interactions between peers and faculty / will encourage students to be engaged.

It was during World War I that women finally switched from corsets to bras in large numbers, / due to a shortage of metal for making corsets.

“Philanthropists” who call attention to their charitable giving for the sake of personal gain / are not worthy of the name.

The only way to guarantee failure / is to never try.

Stupidity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

You should learn to focus / on what you already have / and not what you do not have.

Many people don’t think it appropriate / to wear jeans to a job interview.

It would be impossible to forecast what might happen, / so we just need to evolve / as conditions change.

The Mississippi River, / which is the fourth longest river in the world , / forms parts of the borders of ten U.S. states.

Praise and encouragement truly motivate students / to become more passionate and make more achievements.

Little did anyone know / how the machine could harm the people it was supposed to help.

Surprisingly, the two paintings seem almost identical.

It happens that our new neighbor’s package was delivered to us / by accident.

The ambitious are more likely to be drawn / to locations that are richly networked.

The pets the school counselors had brought from the shelter to the school / comforted the children.

Children who are inquisitive and who are encouraged to ask questions / often become the best students and the most innovative adults.

To celebrate his birthday, / Oscar’s aunt had bought him a second- hand bicycle / and fixed it up / to look like new.

Taking music lessons / helps children develop discipline and improves their concentration.

So popular was Amy / by the time she graduated / that the entire school turned up for her party.

Age is nothing but a number; / you are as old as you feel or act.

Anyone with Internet access / can post fake reviews easily, / so I can’t trust reviews for products and services on the Internet.

We call a statement accepted as true with little supporting proof an assumption.

To “call a spade a spade” / is to drop any euphemisms or pretense and be blunt.

Whoever is interested in building robots / can join our club.

You may consciously or unconsciously hurt others / through your words.

My sister loves it / when I take her to museums and galleries.

Using an identifier for a group of people in a negative manner / has been known / to encourage discrimination.

The fact / that the defendant had never spoken to the victim / until the day before the murder / didn’t seem important to the jury.

Children do not always obey their parents’ orders, / but parents often underestimate / how much their behavior influences their childrens’.

Everyone works primarily to make money, / but most people feel dissatisfied / if their job is only a paycheck to them.

Construction on the tunnel, / which had been delayed for years due to budget concerns, / was finally completed.

Children’s self-centeredness makes them appear rude / to adults who don’t remember being children.

Tina didn’t tell me / why she was so hostile towards me.

If you look forward to your exercise, / it is easier to keep doing it.

Respiratory illnesses, such as those that develop from influenza, / are the main cause of death / for indigenous people in Brazil.

If you don’t know whether you’re assigned to the kitchen or workshop, / ask the volunteer coordinator.

The leader has / a good attitude that everyone respects.

Kindness, affection, and affirmation are the most important gifts you can give.

Sometimes in my hometown / it will be 20 degrees outside one day and then snow a few days later.

We do not consider the Internet to be a reliable source of information.

Even a few steps wore him out / after climbing all the stairs.

Previously known as Lancaster, / my hometown changed its name to Lincoln / in honor of our 16th president.

His lack of sympathy drove all the employees from him.

Self-assurance is not feeling the need / to pretend to like people you don’t / or apologize for minor faux pas.

Whether the experiment is successful / will depend on the quality and contents of the program.

What this demonstrates / is that it’s equally important to the success of the exercise / that the person you’re throwing to catches the ball / as that you are able to catch the ball.

The doctor suggests / taking a short nap relieves tension and fatigue.

If you see valuables left on a subway train, / you can turn them in to the station office / so that the owner can claim them.

In this round, the judges want to choose / the candidate with the best chance of doing well at the national competition.

Winning awards is not the goal of research, / but it’s no less gratifying for that.

Although scholarly consensus holds that Buddhism began to flourish in China during the Han dynasty, / it is debated / exactly how and when the first Buddhist missionaries arrived.

Under the gazebo in the park / stood a long table decorated with flowers and ribbons.

The first thing you see when you walk around Lake Bled / is an island in the middle of the lake.

The surprising thing about reaching the summit / is that you don’t have an immediate sense of achievement, / so much as a sense of relief that the climb is over.

Eating vitamin C will help / your body absorb iron better.

People who disagree with the “No Kids Zone” / consider it an act of discrimination.

Nobody has explained / why this crime, which beyond any reasonable doubt was committed, / should not be punished.

An increase in appetite / is a good sign that a patient is recovering.

Bill emphasized how important it was / to carefully plan for all possible risks / to protect the business.

Carlos regrets changing careers / because of the sacrifices his family had to make.

Her bad health made her quit her job.

No one expected Daniel to succeed / when he set out to become an actor.

Did you consider taking your courses online? That might give you more flexibility.

One very generous donor, / who wishes to remain anonymous, / paid 40 percent of the cost of this hospital wing.

The company’s policy is to comply with all laws and regulations / that are applicable to its business.

A good musician always keeps his instrument tuned and ready to play.

Bailey gave an answer, / but it wasn’t specific enough.

What reaching a consensus would require / is for one of the parties to acknowledge fault.

Eating fast food once in a while won’t hurt me, / but I wouldn’t make it a habit.

Some employers have factories operating around the clock / and have their employees working longer hours, / which is often more profitable.

An ability to multitask is often requested in job advertisements, / but evidence shows / most people convinced they can multitask can’t.

It is controversial / whether milk consumption enhances a child’s growth.

The convenient thing about being a rational creature / is that you can always find a reason to do what you want.

The two parties concerned must come / to the hearing prepared to make their cases.

We refuse / to use disposable plastic products, / such as water bottles.

Once it has been established that a practice violates someone’s fundamental rights, / whether it has benefits to a particular group is beside the point.

Some degree of anxiety makes us become more alert and prepared for disasters.

We definitely do not want to leave future generations / the burdensome legacy / of having to repay the public debt.

Studies show / that using credit cards rather than debit cards leads you to overspend / since your brain doesn’t experience the loss of funds.

According to a superstition popular in many countries, / it is bad luck to trim fingernails after dark.

The loss of biodiversity has generated concern / over the consequences for ecosystem functioning / and thus understanding the relationship between both / has become a major focus in ecological research / during the last two decades.

Many patients died following a blood transfusion / until blood types were discovered in 1901.

Three inmates had escaped from the county prison, / so state and local police officers were searching the area.

It is believed / that writing developed out of symbol systems / that probably had originated as early as 6,000 B.C.

All of a sudden and unexpectedly, / something was found in that pile of thoughts: / the flow and connection of ideas / she had not considered while she was writing.

Kyle had been going to yoga class five days a week / before he injured his back.

After Wesley got back, / we were all excited / to see the pictures he had taken on his safari.

Whitney hasn’t yet decided / whether to try to graduate in the fall / or take a research semester.

Caitlyn won’t be able to attend the conference on Thursday / because she is going on vacation tomorrow.

The judge will reconsider the appeal / when she sees the attorney’s written complaint.

The Parkers have just adopted a new puppy, / and it barks all night.

I have been trying to think of a topic to write about all morning, / but apparently I don’t have any interesting thoughts in my brain.

Many soldiers died of infected wounds / during World War / I because antibiotics had not yet been developed.

Garret said / he’ll be waiting at the gate / when my plane lands on Saturday.

We’re looking for a person / who has worked as a social worker before.

Sawyer’s aunt had been taking care of him for a year and a half / when he finally was returned to his parent’s home.

Claimed sightings of the Loch Ness monster have persisted / since the late 19th century, / although no definite proof of the existence of such a creature has been found.

Melissa learned much more in graduate school / than she learned as an undergraduate.

The new photocopier arrives tomorrow, / so I will have to spend the morning setting it up.

Patty has been learning how to code / in her spare time / and hopes to eventually build her own website.

By the time the hurricane makes landfall in Florida, / Mike will have already left Miami.

By the time Una arrived at the ceremony, / most of her friends had already received their diplomas.

The restaurant has already distributed flyers advertising their grand opening next week.

When Helen and her husband are finally able to go on their honeymoon, / they will have been married for over two years.

India’s population will have overtaken China’s / in just a few years.

A travel ban has been announced for Liberia, / so Tracy’s International Development class had to cancel the trip.

The Olympics open in four months, / and the torch relay begins next month.

Job loss caused by automation has been a common concern / among factory workers for decades.

Workers are setting up scaffolding / because the building is being renovated next month.

Jenny told her father a joke / that she had heard from one of the boys in her class.

The witness for the prosecution testified / that when he left Mr. Wallingford’s house / the man had already gone upstairs.

We finally went to lunch / after Sally finished the book she was reading.

If you have used the previous version of the application, / you should have no problem adjusting to the updates.

Daniel has been playing the violin / since he was in third grade.

You may have had this experience / if you have been reading a book / and then suddenly become aware / that although you were moving your eyes across the page and “reading” the words, / you had no idea what you had just read.

Todd had been waving to Molly with both of his arms / for over a minute / before she finally noticed him in the crowd.

The soup kitchen has lost its funding, / so hundreds of homeless people are now unsure / where they will get their meals.

People who have lived and worked abroad / are usually more open-minded / than people who have never left their home countries.

After the titan arum flower blooms, / it will fill the air with a powerful stench / and wilt within 48 hours.

Millions of people have already been exposed / but a vaccine will have been developed and distributed / that stops the spread of the virus / by the end of this year.

The aircraft carrier that was recently decommissioned / had been operating continuously / since 1968.

Richard thought / that a trip to the countryside could cheer his daughter up.

A shadow will be formed / when light shines on the object.

Trisha thought that we were meeting at the coffee shop, / so she’s waiting there.

Zoe was so fond of the Boxcar Children books / that she had read all of them / by the time that she started sixth grade.

All classes will be canceled / if weather conditions pose a safety threat to students.

The identity of the hacker has not yet been determined / by cybercrime investigators.

Anyone who has ever read that newspaper / will know that its editors are dedicated to presenting factual information.

It is a pity / that such an effective social service program should shut down.

As it turned out, / Sally needn’t have watered the garden, / because it rained later that night.

You needn’t have apologized for bringing a white cake instead of chocolate; / Jack didn’t mind at all.

Jamie must have been a good student / because she is always diligent and follows directions perfectly.

Consider also individual astronomers: / Their discoveries could not have happened / unless centuries of technological development of the telescope and evolving knowledge of the universe had come before them.

It is vital / that rescue workers should secure sources of clean drinking water / in the areas damaged by the tsunami.

A lot of people in my generation are deciding / they’d rather keep the ten or twenty thousand dollars a wedding might cost / to make a down payment on a house or pay off student loans.

Improving access to mental health care / will help to reduce rates of depression and suicide.

I can’t find my car keys, / but I just drove home, / so they cannot be far away.

Toxic waste may have accidentally leaked / into the river that runs past the factory.

Kelly would like to start her own bakery, / but she needs to have more money saved for equipment.

If Uncle Louie really believes / that he has been abducted by aliens, / he must be crazy.

The company insists / that vacation day requests be approved by three managers.

It is a tragedy / that such a talented musician should choose a job in finance / rather than in show business.

The advent of commercial 5G technology / may well disrupt numerous industries.

The movie starts at seven, / so we may as well do a little shopping beforehand / as sit doing nothing.

Luke must be at home / because his car is parked in his driveway.

Because your order was shipped using the express mail service, / it should arrive at your apartment / no later than tomorrow afternoon.

The whole town was shocked / that Mrs. White, such a normal-looking person, / should commit such a horrible crime.

Charles decided to apologize in person / to the people he used to bully.

All of Mr. Thomson’s students had better review their notes / before each class / because he is known to give surprise quizzes.

The vast system of roads that the Romans built across their empire / may well have allowed invading armies to easily reach the capital.

Viking explorers might have been the first Europeans / to set foot on North American soil.

Students who study fine art and design / would appreciate the painting.

Ariana is very loyal and loves her motherland; / she can’t betray her country.

Misako would stay at my home / whenever she was in town, / so she knows this neighborhood well.

Brittney said / that she would rather have three close friends that she can depend on / than millions of adoring fans who don’t really know her.

It was her mother’s wish / that Laura go to medical school and become a doctor.

When it comes to learning a new language, / you can’t get too much practice.

You will learn more efficiently / by focusing on information that you struggle with / rather than just reviewing what you already understand.

I cannot stress this matter of safety too strongly: / We would rather cancel the mission / than risk the lives of our crew members.

The company asks / that all employees keep personal items in their lockers / when they are not in the office.

Nuclear fusion reactors might someday provide the world / with a safe source of limitless clean energy.

I couldn’t have won the title / without your support and encouragement.

It is very odd / that Lilly should suddenly call me / only minutes after I said that I missed her.

If you have a choice between the two companies / you may as well choose the one you feel more welcome at.

People believe / one parent with AB and another with O couldn’t have a child with AB blood type / but it’s not true.

I cannot help but smile / whenever I see Irene with her beautiful little daughter.

An intruder could not have entered the house / without my dog barking and waking me up.

Susie cannot have arrived at work yet / because her computer has not been turned on.

My lawyer insists / that I forward contractual documents to her for review / before I sign any written agreements.

Ethan should have read the instructions / before trying to install the software; / now we probably need to do it all over again.

People, Homo sapiens and our past ancestors and relatives, / must always have been managing water in some manner / as far back as six million years, / the date at which we shared a common ancestor with the chimpanzee.

We tested all of the hardware, / so the glitches we are experiencing must be the result of a software malfunction.

Once the easily overtaken and killed prey had been hauled aboard, / getting its body back to the tribal camp / would have been far easier by boat than on land.

The pharaoh commanded / that all servants should bow in his presence / and refrain from making eye contact with him.

If the Ming dynasty had not issued the Haijin edict banning shipping / and had not neglected the improvement of the navy, / piracy might not have become such a problem for China later.

Finishing my master’s thesis on time will require / that I conduct most of my research over winter break.

People who experience gas, bloating and nausea after eating dairy products / should be lactose intolerant.

Taking a break from the project for a few days / would help you approach the problem in a new way.

Eric is playing soccer so poorly in today’s game / that he might as well be on the other team.

It is desirable / that students should be engaged in physical activity and sports.

Andrew must have come to the meeting / just for the free cookies.

The Rainforest Protection Agency requests / that consumers should not buy products made from tropical hardwood / in order to combat deforestation.

Jennifer may not be able to make it to your recital, / since her daughter is sick.

Monique used to take the bus to work every morning, / but now she either walks or rides her bicycle to the office.

Errors on this webpage / might cause it to work incorrectly.

Randy cannot have stolen the money / because he was on vacation / at the time it went missing.

Slavery should have been outlawed / in all British colonies / before the 1800s.

The actions that developing nations are taking to end poverty in their countries / may well cause unanticipated problems in the future.

I recommended / that Jeff should spend less time watching YouTube.

The idea of probiotics or “healthy” bacteria has been laughed at surprisingly recently / by some conventional physicians.

The bedroom in the attic had been unoccupied for years / and the wardrobe was covered with almost an inch of dust.

Although it’s often reported that cockroaches can survive a nuclear blast, / they actually have a lower radiation tolerance / than most insects.

Chiffon is stretchy, gauzy fabric woven of twisted yarns; / though it was originally made from silk yarns, / it is often made with nylon and polyester today.

The car that is to be sold at the auction won’t go for less than $250,000 / according to most car enthusiasts and experts.

If you are involved in an accident and flee the scene, / it might be considered a hit-and-run.

The people living in his neighborhood will not have been told / that Liam is coming home for visits.

Languages that have different sentence structure from English and make use of numerous declensions or agglutination / are considered to be very difficult / for English-speakers to learn.

As we invent more species of AI, / we will be forced to surrender / more of what is supposedly unique about humans.

The dog was becoming aggressive, / but fortunately he was called off / when his owner realized what he was doing.

Heritage is concerned with the ways / in which very selective material artefacts, mythologies, memories and traditions become resources for the present.

Never in my wildest dreams did I think / I was going to be chosen the CEO to run an entire enterprise.

Luanne was given a test / to determine her attachment style / by her counselor.

Regional officials were asked a number of questions / by residents concerned about the proposed changes to the zoning laws.

My cat is scared of / anything that makes noise: vacuum cleaners, hair dryers, even rustling plastic bags.

After the volcano erupted, / the entire town was covered with a layer of gray ash.

The neighborhood association’s prohibitions on the installation of solar panels / should have been done away with years ago.

It’s thought / that with marketable substitutes such as cultured meat and better tasting plant-based “meat,” livestock can be mostly phased out of food production in the next century or so.

Fluorescent light bulbs are filled with mercury vapor, / which emits light at ultraviolet frequencies when it is ionized.

Natalie was brought up very strictly / according to the Jewish traditions.

People who are satisfied with an ordinary life / seldom pursue extraordinary goals.

Due to his extensive experience abroad, Neil Dugan was appointed chairman of the committee on foreign relations.

The warnings of the health department were not paid attention to by politicians, / so the livestock infection spread rapidly throughout the countryside.

Sponsored by the Alumni Association, new desks and chairs have been made / and new textbooks have been bought / for the students.

Allen has been interested in dinosaurs / since he was a child / and is now a paleontologist and an expert in the Cretaceous Period.

It was reported that a monkey was loose in the city, / so all of the residents hid their bananas.

It was supposed that Axel would enjoy the circus / because he likes clowns.

Having been loved from a young age / by both friends and family / made it easy for Tyler to show love to others.

The water and electricity to the Johnson’s home was cut off / when a hurricane hit their city.

Because petroleum is made of the remains of ancient organisms / —like bacteria, algae, and plants— / it is called a “fossil fuel.”

Scientists are worried about the possible effects of cosmic radiation / on astronauts traveling long distances through space.

Galileo was considered a heretic / for insisting that the earth moves around the sun.

By the end of the week, / the employees will be accustomed to the new processes, / which are expected to be more efficient.

In addition to protecting the rights of authors so as to encourage the publication of new creative works, / copyright is also supposed to place reasonable time limits on those rights / so that outdated works may be incorporated into new creative efforts.

A laptop was lent to Tanya / by her science teacher / so that she could finish her report over the weekend.

Children under 13 will be allowed to play / in public playgrounds / again from Monday / as the minister announces easing of lockdown.

Baby alligators are taken care of / by their mothers for up to a year, / which is rare for a reptile species.

It was thought that people would someday travel in flying cars, / but this now seems very unlikely.

Frequently, this complex interaction between different senses is inappropriately referred to as ‘taste’ / although it should be better called flavor perception, / because it uses multiple senses.

Although the opposition to the tuition increase was unexpected, / it was dealt with easily enough / by offering partial scholarships on a need basis.

I was surprised at the invitation to Mark and Joana’s wedding, / because I didn’t think either of them liked me.

A new method for studying sleep disorders was taught to the audience / at the medical conference / by Professor Wilson of Sinclair University.

After three years of preparation, / the plan to send a team of robots to Mars / will finally be carried out.

Standardized tests were given / to Canadian elementary school students / by the board of education / to gauge their scholastic aptitude.

Children learn the norms and ideology of their societies / through a process which is known as socialization.

It is believed that extremely dense objects like supermassive black holes exist at the centers of most galaxies.

A coupon was sent / to every customer who purchased the item.

Police are searching for / a suspect who was seen running from the scene of the crime.

It is proven that mosquitoes spread malaria, / and these pests are exterminated / in many parts of the world.

Many trees are being cut down / just because people are too lazy to use a reusable cup or make their coffee at home.

Parker’s acting ruined a film / that would otherwise have been impressive.

Every experiment needs to have a control group, / otherwise there would be nothing to compare your experimental group with.

If our experiment should be repeated by another team, the results would be the same and our conclusions would be verified.

If this country adopted a universal basic income policy / it would give people the flexibility / they need to retrain for new careers or care for family members.

If Annie had spoken more slowly, Thomas wouldn’t have misunderstood her directions.

If it were easier to get a visa, Paul would spend a year traveling in Europe.

If only the doctor had run a biopsy / when Abigail first started complaining of abdominal pain, / her cancer could have been diagnosed much earlier.

If only the drought would end so the farmers could plant their seeds.

It’s time that you learned / the difference between being brave and being reckless.

If the university found out how many students cheated on the exam, they would expel all of them.

If geneticists should ever clone a dinosaur, you might want to keep your distance from it.

If Mr. Phillips told my mother about my test score, she would take away my cell phone.

If William the Conqueror had invaded England two months earlier as planned, he might have lost and the Anglo-Saxon king Harold Godwinson might have remained on the throne.

If the Romans had invented the camera, we would have a photograph of Julius Caesar.

I don’t know who hid your car keys, / but even if I did know I wouldn’t tell you.

If the government subsidized solar energy, we would reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.

If I had a yacht, I would sail around the world.

Professor Rumsfeld described the events of the battle / as if he had been there.

If I lived closer to my office, I could go home and cook a real meal for dinner.

It’s high time that we cleaned the gutters; / there must be several inches of decaying leaves in there.

Had more hospital beds been available, the earthquake would have been less deadly.

Supposing that both universities offered me academic scholarships, / I would choose the university [that has the courses that I want.

Each business wishes customers were plentiful and competitors were scarce.

With the courage to discover your potential, / you might find that such talents are not so rare.

The thunder in the hall sounded / as if all the students were running from their classrooms at once.

If you had asked the insurance company for the proper forms, they would have sent us the documents we needed.

Had the Soviets not invaded Manchukuo after the bombing of Hiroshima, / they might not have had much of a claim to continued influence in East Asia / and Korea might have remained united.

Were you to hit a beehive with a baseball bat, you would soon regret doing that.

If the Dodgers hadn’t been matched against the Yankees early in the season, they might have been in the World Series.

If we had left the department store a little later, we might be stuck in traffic now.

People always wish they were rich, / but wealth does not guarantee happiness.

Provided equal opportunity, / everyone would find a productive role to play in society.

If I had given up on my dream then, I would not be where I am today.

If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed that George could stuff thirteen marshmallows in his mouth.

If only the technicians at the nuclear power plant had followed proper safety procedure.

If the snowstorm were to cause a power outage in Toronto, local businesses could lose millions of dollars.

Dennis worked so incessantly that it was as if he thought time were a precious commodity / that should never be wasted by a single human being, especially himself.

If only the costs of prescription drugs were low enough for everyone in the world / to have access to the medications they need.

If he were younger, / I would suggest to Dillon / that he consider getting a second bachelor’s degree.

If Patty had decided to present her ideas in a shorter format, / such as a pamphlet or website, / it would have been more effective / than trying to write a whole book.

If the chef had bought fresh vegetables, his Cobb salad would have tasted better.

Without my mother’s sacrifice, I wouldn’t have had all these advantages in my life.

But for the cooperative efforts of various individuals, no organization would be successful.

For instance, if the great Renaissance artists like Ghiberti or Michelangelo had been born / only 50 years before they were, / the culture of artistic patronage would not have been in place / to fund or shape their great achievements.

Rachel wishes she had thought more about attending a job-oriented training program at a community college / instead of going to a four-year college.

People sometimes treat eyewitness accounts / as if they were the strongest form of legal evidence, / but many cases do not turn on testimony.

If the college wanted to serve more low-income students, they would adopt a need-blind admission policy.

Had I been in your situation, I would have done the same thing.

If Ruben had proofread his essay, he would have made fewer mistakes.

If everyone were honest, there would be no need for courts of law or police.

George wished he had remembered to bring his sketchbook with him / before going hiking in the mountains.

Matthew gave orders to the group / as if he were their boss.

Without those who take risks, / society would have trouble developing.

If the city had replaced some of the concrete in residential streets near drainage areas / with permeable pavement, / flooding could be controlled better.

Amelia wished she spoke German / when she was in Berlin / because she wanted to talk with local people.

Had you considered my feelings, I don’t think you would have told Margot to leave.

If it weren’t for the commercial enterprises that produced those records, / we would know far, far less about the cultures that they came from.

If the monsoon had come last year, the country would not have experienced a famine.

I wish we had left earlier; / with this traffic we’re never going to get there in time.

If you were to go to the grocery store today, you could try a lot of free samples and use these coupons.

If a war should break out, we all would face severe difficulties.

If we had gone to Florida last week, we would have been caught in the hurricane.

To hear some people talk, / you would think that the sun never comes out in London.

If physicists, for example, were to concentrate on exchanging email and electronic preprints / with other physicists around the world working in the same specialized subject area, / they would likely devote less time, and be less receptive to new ways of looking at the world.

If the police had arrived five minutes sooner, they would have arrested the burglar.

If management had given Alice the promotion, she would still be working here.

Minors who have reached 16 years of age have the right to consent or refuse any treatment / as though they had reached adult age.

Had the Battle of Trafalgar not gone so badly for France, Napoleon might have invaded Australia.

Most of the residents objected to building the plant / near their homes.

Although Angela is used to giving presentations in front of people, / she is still scared when she gets up to speak.

The role of the media is / to keep people engaged in political activities / by keeping them informed.

On realizing that he didn’t have his wallet in his pocket, Frank became anxious.

The pizza parlor purchased the building it operated in with / a view to expanding and controlling its own future.

Marco had / the ailing bush dug out / and planted a flower bed.

Lucy found it impossible to listen to her mother’s lectures / and would usually let her mind wander.

Henry disapproves / of the government’s spending billions of dollars to upgrade weapons systems.

Alex found it absurd to talk about the event as “annual” / before one was even held.

Some pets benefit / from having a companion to play with.

Vivian hasn’t asked her supervisor / about taking a day off next week.

The protesters never expected / that putting a stop to a local abuse of power would turn into running a nationwide campaign so fast.

Since Jeremy expected to get a scholarship / he felt going to the private university would be affordable.

We do not assume responsibility for items left on the bus, / but we do our best to find and return them / if possible.

When to make an arrest / is often a tough call for police investigators; / it’s not wise / unless solid evidence against a suspect can be collected.

But by and large, the photograph was a challenge to painting and was one cause / of painting’s moving away from direct representation and reproduction to the abstract painting of the twentieth century.

Naomi avoids any food containing even the smallest amount of wheat / since she is allergic to it.

It was considerate / of the speaker to let us know he was going to be late.

When did you begin to notice the numbness and tingling in your arm?

I hate trying to have a conversation / in a crowded room full of other people talking.

Evan is on the point of making a breakthrough in his experiments. I just know it

The rumors about the singer have proved to be false.

The party seems to believe that to promote itself it must exclude dissenters on this issue.

Philip had always avowed that he didn’t like cats, / but in spite of himself he grew to love Clementine.

Jillion has missed having someone to drive to work with.

It often requires great cleverness / to conceive of measures that tap into what people are thinking / without altering their thinking, called reactivity.

Traditionally, / Kuhn claims, / the primary goal of historians of science / was ‘to clarify and deepen an understanding of contemporary scientific methods or concepts / by displaying their evolution’.

It is necessary / for students to choose a major that interests them.

They agreed to participate in the research on the condition of anonymity, / so identifying features of the participants are not provided.

Frank would like to stay and talk, / but he has a train to catch.

The goal is / for the clinic to be self-supporting as soon as possible.

The most difficult thing is / accepting yourself for who you are.

It is not selfish / of you to take time for yourself.

Andrea seems to have difficulty adapting / to changing circumstances.

The patient is to be confined in one room of the intensive care unit.

If this development project is to be completed, / the committee will need to reevaluate the budget.

The only thing that we really want is / for you to move on and live a happy life.

Melanie is tired / of seeing one doctor after another and being told she is imagining things.

If we have too many options to choose from, / it’s much harder to make a decision.

The current major issues are how to react to the threat and what to do in case of emergencies.

It was very careless / of her parents to leave the baby alone in the car.

You can see countless stars twinkling in the night sky.

The long list of side effects included in television prescription drug commercials / makes one wonder how buying the ad time can be cost-effective.

The truck driver had / his license revoked / after he caused the accident.

John doesn’t believe / that conflicts are something to avoid.

Collecting stamps / has been one of the world’s most popular indoor hobbies / for over a century.

The statue standing on the cliff has attracted visitors / from around the world.

Thank you for letting / us enjoy your patio; / it’s such a good spot for star-gazing.

I have no doubt of Hugo’s meaning what he says, / but the question is whether he can actually perform what he intends.

To give up now / would be a shame; / you’ve only just gotten to the interesting part.

When you have multiple problems to solve, / start with an important but easy one.

Julius’s diet seemed to be going well for a while, / but he stopped losing weight / after he was down eight kilograms.

Preparing solutions for problems you don’t have / is better than failing to prepare for ones you do.

Robert has never said he regrets going to law school, / but it seems he doesn’t like the career it led to.

Many young people postpone / getting married and having children.

It’s important / for Kelly to remember that dress codes in our office are not the same as in her previous workplace.

I don’t feel like biking today; / I think I’ll take the subway.

Teresa was only fifteen years old / when she met the man who was to be her husband.

It’s no good regretting your past decisions; / just try to do better in the future.

The festival is to be canceled this year / due to travel concerns.

Mr. Antwerp is accustomed to giving orders and having them obeyed. You’ll have to remind him he’s being impolite.

August thought it best to remain silent / to avoid a fight.

It is important to apply the knowledge taught in school / to the real world.

My mother makes / me do many things that I don’t want to do.

I make a point of spending some time in the park several times a week. It reduces my stress levels and helps me feel happier.

The theory of Montessori education / is that a supportive and thoughtfully prepared environment is sufficient / for children to initiate learning and development.

Even though it’s for a sad reason, I can’t help feeling happy about going back home.

There’s no telling when the debt collectors will come back.

The question is / where to find a qualified advisor.

How to treat a burn / depends on its severity.

Mr. Russell has the students do presentations / as a way of sharing ideas and information.

It’s a small sacrifice saving up money every month / but it can lead to great rewards in the long run.

The construction company put a high fence up around the trench / to prevent people from falling in.

You may find it difficult to convince people of your reliability / if you use that kind of inflammatory language / in your writing.

I wouldn’t blame Jacob for breaking up with Isobel; / she just doesn’t seem to have the same vision for her life.

Brick-and-mortar stores have obvious challenges / to keep shoppers coming / when almost every product is available online and often at lower prices.

Next time you go shopping, remember how many things we just had to throw out or give away.

Tanya considers / Johanna to be a friend, / in spite of their occasional rivalries.

Samuel believes / Nathan to agree with him on the goal, / but he’s too stubborn to try another approach.

Using a pedagogy based on theories of intrinsic motivation / appears to be a more reasonable and effective approach / to enhancing learning among culturally diverse students.

I don’t mind / others talking about me and my life.

The people found / their neighborhood turned upside down / by the war.

A good teacher encourages / students to ask questions.

Ariana couldn’t answer her phone when you called / because she was busy working out.

Evelyn gave up trying to learn to drive / after she moved to a larger city with better public transportation and much less parking space.

I noticed / you posting the ad on the bulletin board.

I’m not opposed to delaying the decision / if you think you can come up with better information.

Since it was about to rain, / we decided to take the picnic food inside.

To refuse a cup of tea when offered / is impolite in some countries.

It’s difficult to educate someone who has already decided that you are their enemy.

I never travel without bringing my ear plugs and a sleep mask.

The police caught / Dean jaywalking on the street / and wrote him a ticket.

Although useful for some kinds of planning, / models based on current data seldom predict the future accurately.

It’s unfair / of Bill to suggest that Sylvia go to visit him / when he’s not willing to come visit her.

We’re all anxious to know / when Ray and Grace will return, / but we haven’t heard from them.

After being caught using pine tar to improve his grip on the baseball, / the pitcher was ejected from the game.

Buried deep underground in sealed bags, / the asbestos is no longer a danger to the community.

The boss says / Alice is too inexperienced to direct the conference.

Needless to say, / reducing unnecessary spending is worthwhile.

Having found several cracks in the pipeline, / inspectors stopped the flow of oil / to perform maintenance.

The boy rubbed the magic lamp with his hand, / waiting for the blue genie to appear.

It being a fundamental skill needed to achieve employment, / each school should endeavor to teach students how to communicate clearly in writing.

Thus, if there are things you don’t notice / while viewing a situation or event, / your schemata will lead you to fill in these “gaps” / with knowledge about what’s normally in place in that setting.

Tracy has been urging Rachel to try to save money, / but she’s too impulsive to stop buying things.

While installing a tile floor, / first place tiles on the ground without using adhesive / to ensure that they fit properly.

To see the air pollution in Seoul, / you might think you were looking at fog.

He must be fascinated / to work on the cutting edge of developing technologies like artificial intelligence.

Andrew wasn’t surprised / to see Will had not taken the garbage out.

Claiming they protected free speech, / the totalitarian government imprisoned any of its citizens / who spoke negatively about the ruling party.

All the buildings having been replaced, / the street looks totally different.

You’ll be happy / to hear that I’m moving to Kansas City.

Jeju island lost popularity as a honeymoon destination / in the 1990s, / since Korean newlyweds were more free to go abroad.

Speaking of bad ideas, Doctor Yates thought that he was skilled enough to remove his own appendix, / but sadly he was incorrect.

I entered the classroom on tiptoe / in order not to disturb anyone.

Before coloring her hair purple, / Elena applied coconut oil to her scalp / to prevent it from being damaged by the harsh chemicals in the dye.

The local government’s response to the factory’s dumping was swift, / but not swift enough to prevent significant short-term environmental damage / along the river.

Collecting too much structural rust on its frame, / a vehicle will be unsafe to drive.

In the context of SNS, media literacy has been argued to be especially important / “in order to make the users aware of their rights when using SNS tools, / and also help them acquire or reinforce human rights values / and develop the behaviour necessary to respect other people’s rights and freedoms”

Your offer is very kind but to be frank with you, / my aunt will find it an unwelcome interference.

Elon believes / that the greatest threat to humanity’s survival is artificial intelligence / with nuclear weapons being a close second.

Inner city neighborhoods are, statistically, less healthy to live in than other neighborhoods, / suffering from a paucity of grocery stores and medical clinics and an abundance of fast food and alcohol.

When driving to the fair, Gertrude took the scenic route / in order to show Linda the lake.

Not wanting to deal with the paparazzi, / the singer snuck out of the hotel / via the fire escape.

Clearing out the junk in her grandmother’s basement, / Ellen found an antique watch worth thousands of dollars.

Negotiating for a higher salary, / Lucy made it clear to her supervisors / that she was prepared to leave the company / if their offer was too low.

There being conflicting reports about the severity of the storm, / residents were unsure what precautions they should take.

Strictly speaking, / a person’s appearance is the least important quality one should consider when choosing a marriage partner.

To hear these people talk, / you’d think there was a coordinated effort to discredit the shipping industry.

Since moving closer to the city, / I now walk to work most of the time.

Removing the battery from your vehicle, / you should make sure to disconnect the negative terminal first / to avoid sparks.

Never learning from his failures, / Anthony continued to make the same mistakes / throughout his entire life.

Blake’s standardized test scores were not high enough to make him very competitive as a candidate.

We had to present our findings to the class / with the project completed.

Wrapped in a new reflective material, / the telephone poles were easier for drivers to see at night.

No one is so poor as to be unable to give anything of themselves / and we can sometimes make others feel richer / by receiving a gift of them.

Having no siblings to play with, / Thomas liked to go out to make friends.

Decreasing interest rates, / central banks will make it cheaper for consumers and businesses to borrow money, / which will increase spending and stimulate economic growth.

Taking a walk in the morning, / I came up with an idea to solve the problem.

Popping the balloon with a pin, / Craig startled everyone at the birthday party.

To be sure, there are risks with every medical procedure, / but to call a planned surgery which the surgeon has performed on a routine basis for years dangerous is extreme.

The sinking ship slipped beneath the surface of the ocean / with all of the passengers sitting safely in lifeboats.

Never having complained of any pain, / Henry collapsed on his way home from work.

After the clutch pedal went out, / we were stuck on the side of the road. To make matters worse, / Everett’s phone had died / and we couldn’t call for help.

A sovereign state is usually defined / as one whose citizens are free to determine their own affairs without interference from any agency beyond its territorial borders.

There being no pharmacy open late at night, / Elina went to the emergency room.

To make a long story short, / we took a wrong turn and were about an hour late for our appointment.

The class laughed / to hear the teacher’s self-deprecating remarks.

Many famous authors had literary works they did not live to finish / and some of these works have been published against the authors’ wishes.

I admire / people who are spirited enough to become entrepreneurs.

The messenger, kneeling before the emperor, explained / that provincial governors were requesting his help.

Watering his lawn every morning, / Mr. Crenshaw has the greenest grass in the neighborhood.

The fish are small but relatively easy to find and catch.

At the time of the abuse, / Daniel was too young to understand what was happening.

Sawyer is obviously rude / to use such insulting language and gestures.

Soaked in water for twelve hours, / the broccoli seeds are ready to be rinsed off and planted in the garden.

Having emitted over 9,000 metric megatons of carbon dioxide, / China was the world’s most polluting country in 2016.

Grade inflation is frustrating for serious students / because they feel they have worked very hard only to receive the same meaningless “A” as everyone else.

There being a ban on personal vehicles in the center of the city, / Marcus had to park his car and take a bus to the stadium.

Objecting to last-minute revisions made to the legislation, / the assembly refused to approve the new law.

Speaking of bike sharing / customer behavior is changing from ownership to usage.

Judging from the strict regulations placed on apartment transactions, / the administration seems very concerned about rising real estate prices in the capital area.

Having searched for a job for a year, / Molly decided to start her own business.

Made of natural fibers, / the clothing does not irritate the skin.

Crossing the Delaware River on Christmas Day, / General Washington was able to mount a surprise attack / on the German mercenaries in Trenton.

We can never be sure to remain safe, / but we don’t have to go looking for trouble, either.

I put my headset on / so as to hear the interpreter being broadcast around the arena.

Vinnie played music whenever he had free time, / and we often saw him walking around campus / with his guitar strapped to his back.

Wanting to eat Vietnamese food, / I agreed to have dinner at an Italian restaurant / to make her happy.

Wearing thick socks made of wool, / explorers will keep their feet warm and dry / on expeditions into the caves.

The process of parthenogenesis in some species is still something of a mystery to biologists, / but I wouldn’t go so far as to say we know nothing about it.

Providing longer vacations and more flexible schedules, / the firm will attract a more talented workforce and retain its best employees.

Loosening restrictions on fracking, / the United States began to import less oil from foreign countries.

I’m inclined to agree with your professor / that the risks of you conducting interviews on site outweigh the benefits.

One-way streets may be inconvenient for drivers to navigate, / but they have been shown to reduce accidents / in some high-traffic areas.

Banging violently against the locked door, / the zombies were determined to get into Camilla’s apartment.

Working with hydrochloric acid, / Doctor Denton wore a respirator, gloves, and a face shield.

Lydia considers her diet important, / but she isn’t so strict as to refuse herself an occasional cheat day.

We were lucky to choose this hotel / for our holiday trip.

Having penetrated the enemy fleet with a geobukseon, / Admiral Yi was able to kill the Japanese commander / as soon as the battle began.

Beethoven began work on a 10th symphony late in the 1820s, / but he didn’t live to complete it.

The phrase is being used so often as to become a cliché.

Each new generation is told / they can grow up to be anything they want.

This is the best time of the year for sightseeing / with most of the leaves turning red and yellow.

Getting up early is hard for me, / and I have to run to school every day, / eating breakfast along the way.

Taking overhead costs into consideration, / it may be more profitable for you to run your business from home.

Writing screenplays for television programs can be lucrative / with each sixty-minute script selling for at least forty thousand dollars.

Otto took his laptop / to ensure he could keep working on his report.

I believe / patience and faith are necessary to overcome challenges and obstacles in life.

It being cloudy all day, / we went up to the observatory and saw nothing but thick clouds.

Students learn foreign languages / by listening, reading, and writing.

Among the problems you’ve listed, / the easiest one to solve is that you’re tired; / go get some sleep.

Odessa asked / Ralph if he was coming to the conference.

Cecil studied very hard all week. Whether that’s enough to pass his exam / remains to be seen.

Why the deforestation on Easter Island that led to the decline of its culture occurred / is still a subject of debate.

The only risk that you will face as an introvert / is that people who do not know you may think / that you are aloof or that you think you are better than them.

Regardless of whether you think the teacher is being fair or not, / you need to be respectful.

Edward was very bright and energetic / but during his entire childhood he was overshadowed / not merely by his older brother but several cousins who lived nearby.

The contract must be signed / by the employee as well as the employer.

No one knows where the Fenn Treasure is / except Forrest Fenn himself; / he has published clues / but no one really understands them.

During a tornado drill / everyone has to go into the hallway and crouch down / with their hands covering their heads.

Not only environmentalists but also, increasingly, economists recognize / that global warming is a threat to long-term productivity and equality.

Penelope’s neighbors all heard her practicing on her trombone, / for she had left her windows open.

Jack has accepted / that Lauren doesn’t feel the same way about him / that he does about her.

The recovery of appetite or the motivation to eat is apparent to anyone / who has consumed a large meal and is quite full, / and does not require additional energy or nutrients / to meet their daily needs, / but decides to consume additional calories after seeing the dessert cart.

Both Rachel and Agnes are very anxious to know / how their brother is doing.

Alexis would rather continue working lower-paid jobs / than spend money on a degree / with an uncertain chance of helping her find a better job.

That the oil company will bring new job opportunities / is almost certain, / but will those opportunities last?

A common debate is / whether automation will destroy more jobs / than it creates.

That Julia learned how to weld only last year and built this herself / is amazing.

What puzzles everyone about Paul / is how he manages to always get his way.

The imbalance of power projection enjoyed by the U.S. since the end of the Cold War / not only makes the U.S. feel responsible for stabilizing world order / but also often pushes it into disrupting that order.

The room was decorated, / most of the guests had arrived, / but the arrival time of the guest of honor was still unknown.

By criticizing Jacob for changing his mind / you both look like a hypocrite / and make it less likely he’ll confide in you in the future.

Lena says / she won’t come home / until she breaks into show business or goes broke.

Where do you believe your identity comes from?

Not the dissertation committee, but your advisor is now telling you / that you need to revise your research question.

I hope / that you have learned something / from the experience of almost being expelled.

When you go to bed affects the quantity and quality of your sleep.

You need to take proficiency exams in the target language and get a visa / to apply to college overseas.

I don’t know if my source on this is reliable, / but I heard / there would be a Mexican restaurant moving into this building.

The protesters demanded to know / if the minister of finance would be dismissed / on account of his history of tax evasion.

Who do you think Kareem will ask to be on the program next?

The question you should be asking yourself / is whether or not you really want to go to law school.

The research team has found / that people exercising outside in polluted environments can reduce their health risks / by wearing masks.

Once you’ve established that something is beautiful, / whether it is practical ceases to matter as much.

Some board games are not only enjoyable but also educational.

The firm will neither hire more workers nor increase wages / for the time being.

The fact must be acknowledged that we are faced with a tremendous challenge / so that all of us will work together to find a solution.

Some academic programs are so weighed down / by satisfying testing requirements or parents’ demands / they don’t have any time to care if the students learn anything.

Making such an obviously unfounded accusation / will cause your readers to question / whether they should believe anything you say.

Margaret decided to dig into her family records / to answer her own doubts / as to whether her great-grandmother really was on the Titanic.

My brother and his wife realized / the rent on their apartment was about to go up / so they decided to purchase a home.

It is a miracle / that curiosity survives formal education.

What do you imagine the world will be like in thirty years?

No one should dismiss / the possibility that Nicolas will not recover from this illness.

The implication of taking non-profit status / should be both that you do not pay taxes / and also that you do not benefit from government funds.

How exactly mothers sometimes have uncanny instincts about their children hasn’t been fully explored, / but it stands to reason that there is a biological foundation.

The idea that it’s appropriate to use anything once and dispose of it / never would have occurred to anyone three generations ago, / and it’s a sign of the wealth we take for granted.

We can never fully expect what will happen / but we should prepare for the future.

The author’s argument is not that state capitalism cannot be efficient in certain areas, / but that in some contexts it introduces perverse incentives.

My mother told me / to either do the dishes or fold the laundry.

Everyone else felt / it a little rude that Harriet started eating first.

How long the government can keep borrowing money / is anyone’s guess.

What I meant to ask / is how much more the price will go up for packages mailed / in the next month.

Whether religious organizations can insist / that their employees or volunteers identify with the religion of the organization / has at times been the subject of a surprising amount of debate.

When Rose took Jeremy to the library, / she was surprised / that he was interested in neither the history books nor the politics books.

Oliver’s problem is that he tends to only think about the attainment of a goal / rather than the process to attain it.

t it’s better to give rather than receive.

It is likely / that age changes begin in different parts of the body at different times / and that the rate of annual change varies among various cells, tissues, and organs, / as well as from person to person.

The Winter Olympics in ten years will probably be held / in either Sapporo, Japan or Barcelona, Spain.

It is not clear / whetherif the policy solves the housing problem.

The thing people often forget about diamond engagement rings / is that they were not an expected part of an engagement at all / until the late 1940s.

How Amelia Earhart disappeared / during her second attempt to circumnavigate the globe / has remained a subject of speculation.

You need to increase your level of physical activity / so that you can lose weight.

Although widely celebrated today, / Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World was so panned / when it was originally published / that the first release sold only a few thousand copies.

If you pay your bills on time, / you will not pay as much in interest / and your credit score will improve.

I don’t think / you should get involved in Sergio’s and Jasmine’s conflict / as you don’t really know much about / it from her perspective.

Aside from annuals, plants don’t have a set lifespan; / they keep growing and living / as long as they have the conditions to do so.

The oncologist had hardly glanced at the scan when he let out a gasp.

If you see Ulysses during these next few days, / remind him to return the book he borrowed from me.

Now that the negotiation is complete, / we’ll share terms of the new agreement with the public.

I’m glad that Scott has found a way to pursue his interest in filmmaking, / even if it can’t be his paid job.

Isabella hasn’t slept / for more than two hours at a time / since the baby was born.

Although the modern sport of golf originated in 15th century Scotland, / most historians believe that the roots of the game go back much further.

In addition, when farmers have direct access to consumers, / they are able to keep more of each dollar earned from a sale, / because the middleman is eliminated.

Humans are so averse to feeling that they’re being cheated / that they often respond / in ways that seemingly make little sense.

The students will participate in the activity / as the teacher instructs them.

Call me when you’re on your way home, / so that we can choose a convenient place to meet.

Some people consider driving a pleasure / while others find it a chore.

Once you see the view from the summit, / you’ll tell me / this hike up Mt. Cameron was well worth it.

The book is written in such a brilliant way / that everybody will enjoy it.

As the plane was just about to touch down in Boston, / Michelle suddenly realized / she had left her medication at the hotel in Lisbon.

Mason was so anxious to help that he arrived at his friends’ house early, / before they were even ready to start loading the moving truck.

Even if you leave right now, / you’ll never make it to your appointment on time.

Keeping any marriage harmonious takes concerted effort, / as most people have expectations that their partner doesn’t meet.

Since Ryan is so convinced that he knows how to correct the problem with the heating pump, / let him try.

Whether it was the boost of confidence Stephanie felt from finally being asked to make the pitch, / or the urgency of the situation she wasn’t sure, / but she decided to ask for a raise.

The way the weather has been, / I don’t think it will be much fun to go to a water park next week.

In order that everyone gets a chance to enjoy the view, / we are asking / that visitors take only one picture on the platform and do not use selfie sticks.

Tiffany moved to Cairo last year / so that she could help her uncle with his contracting business.

The chances of the virus surviving might decrease / as the temperature goes up.

Roger had a bachelor’s in biochemistry / but didn’t have much of a penchant for working in a lab, / so he decided to apply to pharmacy school.

History is highly subjective / since it is created through selection and interpretation.

No sooner had the reporter posed the question / than the press correspondent disappeared to the room behind the podium.

It’s okay to make mistakes / as long as you can reflect on them and learn from them.

Rosalind is half-way across town and the traffic is bad now, / so by the time she arrives / we’ll have to start eating.

When your tooth is loose enough, / the dentist will pull it out.

Some videos depicting violence in a favorable light can make it seem acceptable, / if not desirable.

Every time someone says “It can’t be done,” / someone else is out there doing it.

Even though in principle, policies that work well in one region can inform policy makers in others, / in practice the results are never duplicated in other regions.

You could say / the electoral reform has made results more proportional / in that the proportion of seats won by the ruling party has gone up.

Irony may be clever and it may get people’s attention, / but until it delivers an actual tragic punch rather than a laugh / it seldom changes anyone’s mind.

The moment you start to compare your own condition with someone else, / you start losing happiness.

No matter how long it has been, / there are few people who don’t welcome a message from an old friend.

While it’s important to be aware of the risks of mercury and be careful in your selection, / fish and shellfish offer a number of important nutrients that are hard to find in other foods.

By the time Blaise Pascal was a teenager / he had already written significant treatises and theorems in mathematics and physics.

I have a number of friends / who refuse to get a credit card / for fear that they will end up going into debt.

While people sometimes talk about “feminine intuition,” / everyone, male and female has an ability to notice things unconsciously and draw conclusions from them.

It had long been inferred / that a macromolecule was responsible for holding genetic information in cells, / but no one could prove this / until the structure of DNA was revealed in the 1950s.

For example, if a library has a long tradition of heavily collecting materials published in Mexico, / then even if that library stops purchasing all Mexican imprints, / its Mexican collection will still be large and impressive / for several years to come / unless they start withdrawing books.

Let’s pick up some batteries / while we’re at the supermarket.

I told Lance to meet us at the station at 3:00 / unless I call him between now and then.

It’s time to go back to my hometown / when I’m finally used to living in this city.

If you get a prescription for an antibiotic, / you should take all the doses prescribed.

I try to avoid peak seasons / because I have to pay much more than usual.

Unless we communicate to our elected officials that putting the pipeline through here is unacceptable, / that is what will happen.

Ever since Justin received that promotion, / he’s been acting so arrogant.

It’s best to wear a business suit / when you have a job interview.

Sally thinks that we should take the train to the stadium / in case the traffic is bad.

They tested five people, / but the actress that they cast in that role rejected their proposal.

The woman watching the crime scene was arrested / for filming it regardless of several warnings.

We went sailing on a boat the sails of which were colored emerald green.

My sister is a dedicated teacher / who I believe will improve the lives of many students.

On the day when my parents went back to home from abroad, / I told them about my promotion.

Whatever question you ask, / you are not going to find / the answer you are looking for.

Mr. Andersen received an email about his property / that was very annoying.

The attack on a passenger ship in the Atlantic Ocean / is the event that led to open hostilities between the two nations.

Molly is a fashion designer / who I’m sure Kevin used to date / when he was living in Philadelphia.

The surgeon came into the operating room / looking nervous, / which surprised the nurses and medical technicians.

The first time that scientists successfully detected gravitational waves was on February 11, 2016.

The team has determined when they will begin the first phase of the exploration.

Politics cannot be suppressed, / whichever policy process is employed / and however sensitive and respectful of differences it might be.

The company moved its headquarters to Delaware, where there are fewer state taxes.

Alice can’t wait to graduate from high school and go away to college / because she will be allowed to dress however she wants.

I finally hired Aaron Jackson, who had three years of experience in office management.

One of the reasons Sarah selected this university / is that great breakthroughs have been made by the faculty.

My aunt was a spy whom the CIA trusted to gather information about foreign covert operations.

Dorothy was so surprised / at how her children behaved to the elderly man / that she apologized to him.

A way to store digitized information for thousands of years / is what the engineers are trying to develop.

The small black box on the desk is a new device which the inventor thinks will change how carbon monoxide is detected.

A popular British actor bought a large estate in Scotland that was once the home of an influential statesman.

I am trying to find the name of the representative / whom I spoke to about refinancing my mortgage.

Detectives are examining CCTV footage from around the city / to locate the place where the child went missing.

New details about the discovery are being reported which was made just yesterday.

Ferdinand Magellan is the explorer credited as being the first person to circumnavigate the globe.

This morning, I heard the new announcement / that the project was canceled.

Classicists know much about how ancient Greek was written, / but they know relatively little about how it was spoken.

The class will read whichever novel the teacher chooses / and write a book report.

Only those who applied for the course in the summer / were able to take it in the fall.

To solve the problem, we need to find a solution / that we can propose / which is effective, feasible, and affordable.

Why do the answers we missed in an exam so often occur to us / as soon as we turn in the test?

Sentences which contain too many pronouns can cause problems / for the people who are trying to understand the ideas which the writer means to convey.

Whatever hairstyle you choose, / there will be nobody who looks more beautiful than you.

Unfortunately, there are a number of sports in which player injuries are commonplace.

Joel is searching the Internet / for a guide that will explain how he can try some skateboard tricks.

This weekend I am going to shop for a new ultralight laptop, / which will make it easier for me to work / while I travel.

However we travel, / we won’t be able to arrive in Lagos / for at least six days.

Many futurists believe / that 2050 is the year a form of artificial intelligence will be able to surpass the computational abilities of all human brains combined.

It is ridiculous that you are getting so upset about such a small issue.

Maggie’s favorite birthday present was a beautiful doll whose eyes were bright blue.

Her cheerful personality is similar / to that of my best friend in middle school.

I can’t think of a logical reason / why someone would want to keep dangerous animals / like lions and bears / as pets.

How do you forget the place where we promised ourselves to each other for the rest of our lives?

The software program is being used by the online retailer / to identify customers who they believe are most likely to make impulse purchases.

Wherever we walked, / we couldn’t see anything except the dense vegetation of the jungle.

The reason why populations of honeybees are consistently dwindling in North America / is still being identified.

The law says / that bicycles are allowed to ride on the road, / especially in circumstances where there is no designated bike lane.

I raised carrots, lettuce, and tomatoes, / most of which I consumed / and some of which I sold.

Radioactive waste disposal has become one of the key environmental battlegrounds / over which the future of nuclear power has been fought.

Whatever you do, / don’t forget to be thankful for the people who helped you throughout your life.

Ralph expressed his opinions about the current administration / to whoever would listen to him.

The students didn’t understand / the reason why they were being taught a language in such an inefficient way.

The witness told the police about the incident / at the place that the car thief had stolen his car.

Paul said that he was most grateful for his wife, / with whom he raised four exceptional children.

Ryan spends his weekends buying old, broken-down cars which he fixes up and resells for a profit.

One of the seals around a fuel line was damaged. That is what caused the rocket’s explosion.

Easily separating cotton fibers from their seeds / is what the cotton gin was designed to do.

The dancing competition will begin at 2 p.m., / when all of the judges have set up their computers.

The marketers who are speaking at the conference come / from companies which have had success in the regions which they were founded in.

The professor taught us / two concepts we would see frequently repeated throughout the semester.

Professor Lovelace wrote an algorithm / that mathematicians could use / to efficiently calculate the volume of irregularly-shaped objects.

If I hadn’t heard the news that she was going to move, / I probably never would’ve contacted her again.

You’re recommended to find a job for which you are qualified and on which you are willing to work.

The 2019 Fitness EXPO is an annual event / where you can experience new wellness products / and enjoy fitness classes, competitions, and a lot more.

How could anyone believe the theory that gravity was real / when most people of that period held superstitious beliefs?

However clever you may be, / you cannot fool everyone all the time.

The hikers were lost in the forest / so they decided to go back the direction they came from.

The Venus flytrap is a plant / which gets many of its nutrients / by digesting the insects which land upon its leaves.

His current girlfriend is Denise Noland, / whom he met while he was at a film awards ceremony.

The Industrial Revolution was the era / when many people began to change / from being farmers to being factory workers.

Marcie spent all weekend shopping for a dress that she could wear to the school dance.

The documents reveal / that the missing ship was carrying cargo / from Mexico to Europe.

King Phillip was the genius / whose military innovations allowed his son Alexander to build an empire.

Paleontologists who study early human civilizations have uncovered / evidence that our ancestors faced frequent periods of drought and freezing.

Mary’s mother told her / that she could marry whoever she wanted / as long as he was kind.

It is simply astounding / that we live in a city where there is a bigger population than in the country next to us.

Bill spends one week each year taking a vacation / in some place the Internet is not available.

Tony found his old leather wallet / in the place that he had lost his ring.

Sally’s father couldn’t think of any reason / why she would leave town / without telling anyone where she was going.

The philosopher envisioned a society which was just, which was democratic, and which protected personal freedoms.

Martha did not know / that the person whom she was talking to was a famous German actor.

Changing our daily habits is the only way that we can change our general behavior.

2020 was the year that most people around the globe suffered from a major pandemic and catastrophes.

The behavior of fruit bats is different / from that of bats who feed on insects.

The problem with going with your instinct without hesitation / is that you will often make misjudgments.

Whenever you are angry, / take time to relax and identify what exactly is troubling you.

Our PhD program only accepts candidates / who are highly intelligent, / who have experience conducting research, / and who are willing to teach undergraduate courses.

Jason is the person / who told us about Amy at the meeting yesterday.

The group to which we belong / might have a great impact on our attitudes and on our point of views.

Science fiction novels tell us more about the futures that the authors imagine / than about the future that will someday come to be.

If you want to be an Olympic athlete, / you can’t just eat / whatever you want.

What Alice had wanted to say / is that she was grateful for all of the support that she received from her coworkers.

My favorite place to spend my vacations is on the beach in Mexico, / where the food is delicious and the weather is warm.

Unfortunately, the cable that Mark bought at the store yesterday / is not compatible with our television.

A meteorite which was known to be one of the oldest objects on the earth / was discovered in Antarctica.

Annoyed by the sound they heard late at night, / the residents shouted at the noisemakers.

I want to visit Sweden / since it is the country from which my mother’s family emigrated.

This office is full of people who would rather be anywhere but here.

The authorities finally admit / that they didn’t suggest the appropriate actions they had to take.

Elaine has been cheerful lately / because she moved to a new home / which is much closer to her workplace.

The price of the materials is rising / which are used in complex electronic devices.

The number of violent crimes is decreasing which were a serious concern a decade ago.

Alex became so famous that people took pictures of him / wherever he went.

Those who are raised by parents that emigrated from their homeland are / likely to speak the new, local language better than their parents.

The new heating system provides much more stable temperatures / than a conventional one.

Anyone who has tried to complete a jigsaw puzzle as the clock ticked on toward a deadline / knows that the more they struggle to find the missing pieces, the harder it is to find them.

In the majority of developing countries, / credit cards are, at best, accepted in only upscale hotels and restaurants.

The kids spent no more than half a day together, / but they became so close that they cried when saying goodbye.

One of the fastest ways to cause a potential romantic partner to lose interest / is to invite them to your apartment / when it’s at its least tidy.

The greediest banker can sometimes still give valuable advice / to people who are ignorant of the ins and outs of finance.

Lucas found out that / three of the other accountants have a salary / one and a half times higher than his.

The host complimented Lydia on her “lovely children.” “I’m more distinguished than lovely,” Jack said, overhearing the comment.

The longer you stare into the sun’s rays, / the more likely you are to cause damage to your eye’s retinas.

Jessie, who definitely is one of the kindest people I’ve known, / is the last person who would deceive me.

Do you know one of the best ways / to cope with conflicts between friends?

A number of tech companies prefer purchasing devices with faster processors / as they can increase worker productivity.

The most introverted person begins to look like an extrovert / when deprived of human sympathy for long enough.

As the criteria for acceptance into prestigious universities broaden, / high school students are more and more actively getting involved in extracurricular activities.

The more you focus on the positive things and practice being grateful for them, / the happier you will be.

Direct flight plane tickets between distant cities / are usually much more expensive than itineraries with transfers.

In many ways, mankind knows less about the depths of the ocean / than about the surface of Mars.

Some would consider the pace of technological progress these days to be, at best, a mixed blessing.

We had no sooner sat down than the plane began to move; / if we had wasted any more time / we might have missed our flight.

As humans move closer and closer to colonizing Mars, / investors are getting excited / about the vast opportunities for asteroid mining.

My art teacher always taught her students / that nothing is more important than making mistakes on the canvas.

The warmest winter can be too cold for some people.

Fishing is not so much a competitive sport to me as a way to unwind / after a long and tiring week / at the insurance company I work for.

A good translation is generally not as literal as possible / with regard to the meaning of the original language, / but this depends on the needs of the audience.

Though two groups of people vary on one point, / we can’t say one is inferior to the other.

The mattress I bought online was two times bigger / than I had expected.

A guidebook says / these flower bulbs should be planted no less than eight inches apart.

There are only as few as 10 introductory statistic textbooks left in the bookstore / last time I checked.

Charles mentioned / he would be the last person to squander money on unnecessary things, / but I doubt it’s true / given those fancy shoes I saw him wearing.

In this university, the total number of international students in 2016-2017 / was over three times larger than the total number of international students in 1979-1980.

There are only roughly twice as many people in all of South Korea as / there are in the Seoul metropolitan area.

William Shakespeare, known for his many dramatic plays and clever poems, / is as prolific a playwright as ever lived.

The economic measure provided limited benefits, / at best, to minority groups.

A cool, deliberate insult is as hurtful / as a physical blow.

The theme park near my hometown is easily the worst one I know of / when it comes to queue times for rides.

Mitch’s customers are always as satisfied as can be.

The thesis I wrote about American politics is as profound a paper / as the one written by my colleague.

Many things have changed in my hometown in the last ten years, / but the rivalry among the three high schools is as bitter as ever.

Of the members of his department at work, / Ernest speaks the best French.

George is taking credit for the increase in sales, / but his contribution was not more than a slight change to one advertisement.

According to my surfing instructor / the longer your board is, the easier it is to stand up on and balance on / when you ride a wave.

According to the results of a university study, / bungee jumping is no more unsafe than skydiving.

If you take the express train at Seoul Station, / you’ll get there as quickly as possible.

Since you’ve already done half the work for the course, / you may as well finish it.

My aunt advised me / to spend no more than 500 dollars on a wedding dress.

Nothing is as laughable as someone / pretending they’re an expert in a specific field, / when they’re actually a complete novice.

When we try to recall something / from a category that includes as many instances as “lunch” or “wine,” / many memories compete for our attention.

It’s a great advantage / to anyone to have a supervisor who is not so much a boss as a mentor.

Although it is the second highest mountain in the world after Everest, / K2 is considered to be the most dangerous to climb.

That exam was very stressful / but not so bad as the one in chemistry class last semester.

The sad thing is / that the people who are the least responsible for creating this crisis are the ones who will suffer the most from it.

Being surrounded by more intelligent people at Harvard all year / might have humbled Seneca, / but she’s as arrogant as ever.

I may not be quite as clever as you / when it comes to math, / but I’m not stupid either.

If Randy buys many more pairs of shoes, / he will run out of room for them in his closet.

This lion is the most vicious one in the zoo.

The tax officials conducted an audit of the corporation / and examined the account as thoroughly as they could.

There’s no question of this being an exaggeration; / Nicolas is as forthright a person as ever lived.

My cat walked into the adjacent room as timidly as possible / to avoid the attention of my cute and curious puppy.

I think it’s getting harder and harder / for Erica to pretend she doesn’t like Vincent.

They had more or less accomplished what they intended to do in the meeting, / so they adjourned.

After the first week of the semester, / as many as 30 students dropped his course / due to the amount of homework.

Dutch coffee is the most expensive item on their menu, / but I don’t mind. It tastes great!

Considering Prof. Lewis is as vapid as can be, / it’s surprising that he has such a reputation for insight.

I have to go down to the pharmacy to pick up my medication, / so I may as well buy your vitamins, too.

To be eligible to vote, / residents must have been resident in this county not less than three months.

The less time you spend thinking about what to do next, / the more time you’ll have to actually start taking action / to make positive changes in your life.

Buddhism, which originated in India, / is reported to be the fourth largest religion in the world.

If this storm thrusts much more water into the boat, / we will have to pump it out or sink.

You are the last person / I would have expected to tell me to give up on this plan.

The machinist concluded / that fixing the machine would cost as much as buying a new one.

Ian used to wear a business suit to look professional / but he no longer feels such a thirst to impress people.

One of the hardest things we can do is to change bad habits, / such as biting nails or lips.

It is not uncommon / for students to suffer from stress or anxiety / on the first day of class.

What do people who work in hospitals usually do / when working around patients with diseases / that are highly contagious?

Gianna dyes her hair herself / because going to the salon costs too much.

The fire extinguisher, normally placed near the kitchen, is rarely used and so easily forgotten.

Never in a million years would I have expected / my football team to beat its rival team.

My grandparents were actively involved in politics and helped shape various aspects of our current society.

Melanesia, including many islands extending from the island of New Guinea to Fiji, / became academically recognized as a distinct region in the 19th century.

The Willis Tower, completed in 1973, / has been the tallest building in Chicago for over forty years.

Few maps of this area show / roads and buildings that have only been recently constructed.

No sooner did my college acceptance letter arrive at my home / than my best friend called / to say she’d also been accepted.

Does Hailey have any bad days? I’ve hardly ever seen her unhappy.

Needless to say, / it is in November that most Americans start buying presents and getting in the Christmas spirit.

The idea came to me while in a dream / that if I didn’t stop worrying about others, I would never find my own path in life.

That calico cat wandering around the neighborhood / I believe belongs to the Hamlins.

Ernest Cline, the author of the novel Ready Player One, / featured his favorite videogame, Black Tiger in the novel.

Many astronomers have become convinced / not every planet in the solar system has been discovered.

It was Vanessa / that decided to tailor the dress that she would be wearing to the dance.

Far from improving the situation between Paige and Evelyn, / your intervention has made it worse.

Neville is refraining from giving Rachel advice, / because he himself doesn’t know what would be best.

This very spot is where the Wright brothers’ aircraft landed / after its first flight in 1903.

If the board still refuses permission / the labor union can apply a little pressure, / as it were.

My mother was rather homely when a teenager, / with braces and frizzy hair she hadn’t yet learned to tame.

Whenever I watch sports, / I don’t care in the least what team wins / as long as it’s a good game.

At first, Veronica asked us to bring some food for the party, / but since we were coming straight from the doctor’s office, / we weren’t able to.

After having had a great day with Diana, / she does appreciate the time I spent with her.

While most people don’t want to kill a wild animal, / campers should always be prepared / to defend themselves against an attack in the wild / if necessary.

Winnie seldom, if ever, goes back on her word. I would consider it strange if she did.

Baking powder, which includes both sodium bicarbonate and a dry, weak acid, / is used to increase the volume and lighten the texture of baked goods.

Their relationship has always been cordial, / even if occasionally adversarial.

Had Joseph not known that Daisy was going to be attending the party, / he would have been happier.

The idea of printing on paper, beginning with woodblock text, / goes back as far as the early centuries A.D. in China.

Although automobiles were invented in the 1880s / it wasn’t until the late 1910s and 20s that they became widely available.

Neither of the jobs in Rockwood that Emmet was offered / is really what he is looking for.

Scarcely does it snow in my town / in recent years.

Real estate, or the practice of buying and selling property, / is a risky business for people to get into / if they don’t have sufficient capital.

Not until after the deadline had already passed / did I realize my application had been misdirected.

A miracle, like a fantasy novel, / is not something that is easily explained to others who have never experienced it.

Even though the price of houses in Seoul recently fell dramatically, / it did increase rapidly last spring.

My brother intended to finish his degree / before returning to the firm, / but the birth of his daughter prevented him.

Were there more theater classes for me to take in my high school, / I would probably enroll in nearly all of them.

Although not the explicit goal, / the best science can really be seen as refining ignorance.

Cody is obsessed with getting likes on Instagram, / while Edna is not.

I did receive a package last night, / but I can’t recall where I put it.

It never fails to amaze me / how easily my father can recall unimportant anecdotes / while forgetting crucial information.

Seldom does it come to pass / that Louis and Dan agree about something.

Despite years of studies / trying to determine why, exactly, humans need sleep, / nobody has found a definitive answer.

Much of the communication among chimps, / as for animals in general, / is too subtle for us to notice.

Unfortunate is the person / who realizes too late in life that happiness can’t be bought.

Grandma added / that although she knew caterpillars did harm to cabbages, / she didn’t wish to disturb the natural balance of the environment.

This building’s facade, which is designed to deflect light at different angles, / should reduce the need for air conditioning.

Who on earth told you / that it’s a good idea to eat food when you’re in a laboratory?

This MBA program may or may not be what you’re looking for, / depending on how much practical experience relative to academics you want.

Scarcely had the airplane begun to move / when the young boy began to cry out loudly / that he wanted to go back home.

So great was Michael Faraday’s contribution to the fields of physics and chemistry, / and his name has been applied to everything from electrical units to research stations.

To my surprise, my classmate, who didn’t seem that intelligent to me, / created this mathematical formula himself / while he was doing his doctorate abroad.

Trans fats, vegetable oils that have been processed to be solid at room temperature, / have been shown to increase the risk of heart disease and promote inflammation.

Brandon was hoping to swim in the 100-meter butterfly race, / but he was not permitted to.

Nothing is impossible / unless you give up. / The point is you can’t achieve anything / without taking risks.

In the basement of the building across the street is a pharmacy.

Had Madelyn and Cecil married earlier, / they might have been happier together.

To be successful, / some people in the music industry depend on the concept of networking and referrals.

It is amazing that Cindy said the very same thing / when she saw this statue / as you just said now.

Not all lies are evil-intentioned, / and not all honest answers are well-intentioned.

As you may know, / the Philippines, not Russia, is known for its warm climate.

Even though the first successful appendectomy / was said to have been performed by a British army surgeon in 1735, / it wasn’t until the 1880s that the procedure was described in medical journals and taught in medical schools.

Samantha has a proposal / that I think will satisfy everyone.

Some people like crunchy peanut butter; / some like smooth.

Harry manages to stay in touch with his family, / although often away from them.

So exhausted was Rebecca that she fell asleep / as soon as her head barely hit the pillow.

Not only did Taylor paint beautiful portraits for fun / but she sculpted beautiful statues of Greek gods and gave them away as gifts.

All squares are rhombi, / but rhombi are not necessarily squares.

On the kitchen floor lay the rainbow-colored scarf, / which assured me last night’s strange visitor had not been a dream.

It’s only in the interest of Theo / that I’m speaking to you about your behavior.

The impacts of tourism on the environment are evident to scientists, / but not all residents attribute environmental damage to tourism.

Numbers like a million or even a hundred thousand / are beyond most people’s ability to visualize.

None of us know the combination to the safe, / so we can’t see any documents inside.

In the survey, when asked if people should be allowed to fly drones on beaches, / 35% of the respondents said it should be allowed / and 32% said it should not.

So destructive was the Great Depression, the global economic crisis which occurred in the 1930s, / that not only were industries devastated / but individuals also experienced a social crisis brought about by poverty and unemployment.

Neither the angelic messengers floating to the earth like feathers, / as was promised in the prophecy, / nor the goddess of justice herself / has arrived.

Good writing is that which is easy to read, / which means that there is little value / in overly complex structures that use more words than they need to express the writer’s thoughts clearly.

The Nobel Prize, the pinnacle of scientific accomplishment, is awarded, / not for a lifetime of scientific achievement, / but for a single discovery, a result.

“Senioritis” is a term used to describe the low motivation felt by high school seniors / when they have been accepted by a university / and no longer need to put much effort into performing well / on secondary school exams.

The fact that the travel restrictions made it difficult for poorer citizens to vote / was not an unintended consequence of the policy but, as you supposed, a major goal of the administration’s plan.

Seldom does a new brand or new campaign that solely uses other media, / without using television, / reach high levels of public awareness very quickly.

The things that we think that we want / are often not the same things that we truly need to be happy, / therefore I suggest / that you not focus on getting what you desire / but that you desire to live well.

Neither the athletes who will take part in the contest nor the fans / have ever been inside of the newly built Olympic stadium.

Bees are creatures / that live in highly organized societies / but that lack the ability to adapt quickly to a changing environment, / which makes them susceptible to the dangers created by rapid climate change.

Riding in motorcars must have been very exciting / when they first appeared on the streets / with roaring engines burning gasoline and spouting pungent exhaust.

Never before and never since has the quality of monumentality been achieved / as fully as it was in Egypt.

The factors which led to the conflict are many and varied / with the major causes being a complicated web of secret alliances / and official announcements about troop movements that were consistently dishonest.

The purpose of the inquiry is to discover / whether hydrogen can be found on the moon, / where it can be detected, / and in what ways it might be collected and stored.

The forest was cleared of all trees / so that the wood could be used to build / fishing boats, as well as a few larger ships that were meant for trading, / and because more farmland was needed to increase the grain supply.