Don't be concerned about your mother's illness; she'll recover soon.

Dozens of applicants showed up for the vacant position, but only a handful of them were shortlisted for the interview.

The aircraft carrier is indispensable in naval operations against sea or shore based enemies.

Sorry, I can’t come to your party. I am snowed under with work at the moment.

Many doctors are still general practitioners, but the tendency is toward specialization in medicine.

Try to eliminate fatty foods from your diet.

Ask Mum for permission to go out now. She looks like she’s in a good mood.

If desired, garnish your plate with parsley, bell pepper rings or other vegetables.

Reaching 35 and obviously aging, Jane has to make up her mind on her future very soon.

Peter didn’t mean to be disrespectful to his teacher. He just couldn’t control his temper.

He was fired because of his misconduct at the office party.

Many political radicals advocated that women should not be discriminated on the basic of their sex.

As tourism is more developed, people worry about the damage to the flora and fauna of the island.

The real meaning of the poem was obscured by the pretentious language in which it was written.

In my experience, freshmen today are different from those I knew 25 years ago.

Mounting evidence indicates that acid rain is damaging historic sites in Boston and Philadelphia.

I am sure that they will be sacked on the spot.

Before the earthquake hit the area,many minor tremors were felt.

The 1908 Siberian meteorite explosion brought about considerable depletion of the northern hemisphere's ozone layer.

The new amphitheater was based on the ancient Greek design.

The whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids.