The consequences of the typhoon were disatrous due to the lack of effective measures.

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

The education system is a mirror that reflects the culture.

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

Hypertension is one of the most widespread and potential dangerous diseases.

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

With respect to maneuverability, few birds can equal the capabilities of the hummingbird, which hovers for long periods and even flies backward.

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

Participants from 100 countries go to the Olympic Games.

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

S. Mayo Hospital in New Orleans was so named in recognition of Dr. Mayo’s outstanding humanitarianism.

Mobile libraries brings books to children in many small communities. These libraries travel from towns to towns in cars, vans, or trucks.

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

Childbearing is the women's most wonderful role.

Now I understand why you moved out of that house.

I’m becoming increasingly absent-minded. Last week, I locked myself out of my house twice.

The use of lasers in surgery has become relatively commonplace in recent years.

The teacher gave some suggestions on what would come out for the examination.

Perhaps more than anything else, it was onerous taxes that led to 'the Peasants' Revolt in England in 1381.

My parents’ warnings didn’t deter me from choosing the job of my dreams.

Studies of climatology indicate that volcanic dust in the atmosphere may contribute to the onset of ice ages.