His career in the illicit drug trade ended with the police raid this morning.

One in seven accidents is caused by sleepy drivers.

The Red Cross is an international humanitarian agency dedicated to reducing the sufferings of wounded soldiers, civilians and prisoners of war.

A chronic lack of sleep may make us irritable and reduces our motivation to work.

This wine is so sweet that I couldn’t drink the second glass.

The speaker likes to have an attentive audience.

It was brave of you to speak in front of all those people.

We offer a speedy and secure service of transferring money in less than 24 hours.

The clubs meet on the last Thursday of every month in a dilapidated palace

Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity.

I am afraid I haven’t allowed him enough initiative, said Father Payne, that’s a bad habit of mine.

They started building the house in January.

The US troops are using much more sophisticated weapons in the Far East.

She must be very strong to carry such a weight on her back.

Because Jack defaulted on his loan, the bank took him to court.

Doctors have been criticized for their indiscriminate use of antibiotics.

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

Melanie thought the issue at hand was not morally just, and consequently she would never endorse the petition circulating throughout her neighborhood.

Her father likes the head cabbage rare.

We have to husband our resources to make sure we make it through these hard times.

Population growth rates vary among regions and even among countries within the same region.