“A delayed start to the game is on the cards as rain threat looms large over the third innings.”

“To be honest it is a trivial matter and I have bigger fish to fry.”

“My future plan is to have a basketball camp in every state for young underprivileged girls.”

“I further explained to him that all he had to do was to forgive himself for all his past transgressions and to resolve not to commit them again.”

“Instead of setting ideal societies in unexplored regions of the earth, authors started describing imaginary versions of their own country, set in a distant future.”

“The suspect is standing on the far right of the lineup.”

“Investigators were only given secondhand information of the suspect's whereabouts.”

“According to the model, the Big Bang is followed by a period of slow expansion and gradual accumulation of dark energy.”

“The input is to be treated as a delayed reply to an earlier question.”

“I deserve an overdue apology and demand to know what transpired 5 years ago!”

“The Avengers have faced a number of dangerous enemies, each time finding a way to save the Earth from an impending end.”

“With only a superficial understanding of their position, students present their arguments half-heartedly.”

“Intermediary measures are needed for service issues like response times for security authorization requests and help desk calls.”

“Surprisingly, Mr. Marchant said it was not uncommon for jewelers to transport precious stones in this seemingly casual way.”

“Any changes of destination are notified ahead by telephone or radio so that arrival is anticipated.”

“I was hesitant about watching a movie that featured a rock star as its main player.”

“Dismantling such structures has proved difficult, and the process of economic reform has often been tentative, dilatory, and slow.”

“The question of what consumers will actually do with the cash is irrelevant.”

“Before his job is finished, he will create a list of suggestions that could reduce the energy consumption of her home by 50 per cent.”