Fallout from a nuclear power station damaged in the tsunami may endanger the vegetation.

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

Adverse reviews in the New York press may greatly change the prospects of a new Broadway production.

When I mentioned the party, he was all ears.

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

Although we argued with him for a long time, he stood his ground.

The repeated commercials on TV distract many viewers from watching their favorite programmes.

Though many scientific breakthroughs have resulted from mishaps, it has taken brilliant thinkers to recognize their potential.

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

Helen Keller, blind and deaf from an early age, developed her sense of smell so finely that she could identify friends by their personal odors.

The whole village was wiped out in the bombing raids.

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

In the United States, a party can nominate a single candidate for office.

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.

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

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

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

Ralph Nader always speaks out about everything.

GCSE are not compulsory, but they are the most common qualifications taken by students.

Most of the school-leavers are sanguine about the idea of going to work and earning money.