“I must admit that I abhorred your tendency to chew loudly, especially in close proximity to me.”

“I avoided making mistakes, hence I never had to learn from them.”

“The horrific genocide eradicated much precious life in the region.”

“My new guitar was too bulky to take with me, and so I left it in Spain.”

“Eventually, it becomes too much to bear, and I drop everything on the floor.”

“Left on his own, Bob would eventually succumb to his injuries.”

“For any type of hanging container, choose tomatoes with small fruit because the hanging vines break under the weight of a crop of large tomatoes.”

“Excuses do not deny any casual contribution to the outcome, but they deny responsibility, and if they are accepted, they cancel it.”

“Turn to the right slowly, as the route will end rather prematurely after a few kilometers, and you will be at your destination.”

“Funny how the mind works, that I could so quickly forget the love I had for my sport and how far it had taken me.”

“He acknowledged that he had an immediate gut reaction to government requests for the media to withhold information.”

“The most successful trips have been recorded for posterity, and Magellan's trip around the world was one that would have significant ramifications for years to come.”