The story told by the teacher amused children in the class.

You should put yourself on the back for having achieved such as high score in the graduation exam.

The machine has been out of order since last month.

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

John was so insubordinate that he lost his job in one week.

The new laws to conserve wildlife in the area will come into force next month.

It gives out light, but not heat and so is safe to use near inflammable liquids.

To be honest, I go to the museums once in a blue moon.

It is widely known that the excessive use of pesticides is producing a detrimental effect on the local groundwater.

The bank announced that it was to merge with another of the high street banks.

He declined my invitation to my farewell party because he was busy at work.

The interviewer highly appreciated me as I was on time for the interview.

He tended to advocate the return of capital punishment on the ground that it was vital to combating crimes.

They appeared surprisingly pessimistic about their chances of winning.

We ought to keep these proposals secret from the chairman for the time being.

They protested about the inhumane treatment of the prisoners.

She had a cozy little apartment in Boston.

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

Steven was stationed so long in Iraq that he often yearned to see his wife and children again.