Some birds can travel at speeds approaching one hundred miles an hour, and a few land animals can so.

Anna needed some money, ________, she took a part-time job.

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The public ceremonies of the Plains Indians are lesser elaborate than those of the Navajo in the Southwest

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I’m just going to the shops; if anyone rings, tell them I will be back for a few minutes.

He scored so good a goal that a wild cheer raised from the stands.

Contrary to popular belief, bananas are grown on the soft stalk of a leafy plant and not on trees with wood trunks

The discover of gold and silver in the rugged mountains of Nevada in 1858 attracted many fortune-seekers to that area 

In addition to enhanced their reputations through strategic use of philanthropy, companies are sponsoring social initiatives to open new markets.

The bite of the Black Widow spider can be very inflammatory to the affected nerves that hospitalization may be required 

Janet is finally used to cook on an electric stove after having a gas one for so long .

Take a map with you _______ you lose your way.

The average cat sleeps  sixteen hours for a day in short intervals called ‘cat naps'.

From archeological evidences, we know that Egyptians were highly organized and civilized. Moreover, they were skillful in using crafts.

It is believed that the more frequent you exercise, the greater physical endurance you will have

Early balloonists remained aloft in the air for relatively short periods

Malnutrition is a major cause of death in those countries where the cultivation of rice have been impeded by recurrent drought

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In Britain, the most common leisure activities are home-based.

In safari parks, which wild animals roam freely, visitors are forbidden to get out of their cars

As soon as they arrived at the hotel they took the elevator to their room and straight to bed because they were so tired.