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

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

Now I understand why you moved out of that house.

Professor Berg was very interested in the diversity of cultures all over the world.

Childbearing is the women's most wonderful role.

John stayed at home from work yesterday because he was feeling under the weather.

I didn’t go to work this moring. I stayed at home because of the morning rain.

The systems caused by ingestion of a harmful chemical must be counteracted within minutes in order to avoid permanent damage to the kidneys and other vital organs.

Around 150 B.C. the Greek astronomer Hipparchus developed a system to classify stars according to brightness.

The collapse of the stock market in 1929 signaled the beginning of the Depression.

The situation seems to be changing minute by minute.

When being interviewed, you should concentrate on what the interviewer is saying or asking you.

The Bali Tiger was declared extinct in 1937 due to hunting and habitat loss.

At last, we succeeded in persuading those boys and girls to join our picnic.

He was asked to account for his presence at the scene of crime.

He made one last futile effort to convince her and left home.

I told you clearly and definitely not to write your answers in pencil, Smith!

His new yatch is certainly an ostentatious display of his wealth.

The Asian Games have advanced in all aspects since the first Games was help in 1951.

Victoria Holtand William Shakespeare are prolific writers.

He resembles his brother in appearance very much, which makes his friends unable to recognize.