The next day the union voted to begin an indefinite strike.

Man alone is born crying, lives complaining, and dies disappointed.

You did a beautiful thing in helping those poor children.

She went to live in another state after the break-up of her marriage.

She had a cozy little apartment in Boston.

He was so insubordinate that he losst his job within a week.

There has been insufficient rainfall over the past two years, and farmers are having trouble.

Maureen usually felt depressed on Mondays, because she never got enough sleep on the weekends.

It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.

We cannot clean up our polluted rivers and seas overnight.

When the bank refused to lend us any more money we realized we'd reached the end of the road.

In remote communities, it's important to replenish stocks before the winter sets in.

Strongly advocating health foods, Jane doesn’t eat any chocolate.

I feel that learning English will help my chances of promotion at work.

Rich families find it easier to support their children financially.

When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.

The dim light made it hard to see, so Ben squinted to make out the stranger’s face in the distance.

They need to empty stocks.

She wrote me a vicious letter.

In some countries, the disease burden could be prevented through environmental improvements.

The couple tried to converse in the busy restaurant, but they couldn't hear themselves speak so they went elsewhere.