“Nationwide, house prices started to plateau as the Reserve Bank raised interest rates and commercial banks added additional increases of their own.”

“Previously, men had tarried just long enough to plant the banner of their expedition before retreating from their humbling vantage point.”

“Although the curve on this graph appears to deviate widely from the flat dotted line, the decibel scale tends to exaggerate the deviation in frequency response.”

“We cannot abandon our quest for the Holy Grail now!”

“The brooding teenagers stand around in the hallway, looking the others up and down as they pass by.”

“I hope they will be careful with the pianos and not mishandle them and get them out of tune.”

“An inability or disinclination to network with others will likely hamper your career.”

“Despite the delay, the major car manufacturer would openly declare that they did not mishandle their launch campaign.”

“Once it finds the wing of the storm, the eagle will rest its own wings and use the pressure of the rampant storm to soar and glide in the clouds.”

“Some reluct the Bourbons, because they dreaded that they would restore the property of the emigrants, and re-establish feudal rights.”

“He was a Finnish long-distance runner who had to forfeit his Olympic medal after testing positive for steroids in 1984.”

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

“Let me just make sure though that I have what I should have, because I rather suspect that in my unique ability to disarrange things, I have succeeded in doing so.”

“He also continues to cut on film, a noticeable deviation from the industry standard of nonlinear digital editing.”

“She criticized the narrowness of the parking spaces at this key central location.”

“The problem arises when people have a strict adherence to the notion that states will police themselves.”

“A strong current of optimism is running through the country.”