“They fondly recall vessels that would depart the island, meander about for a day or evening, then return to port.”

“Bennett decided to forfeit the challenge and allow the others duke it out.”

“You will rise from the ashes of your own destruction to become more powerful than ever before.”

“A meaningless, colorless and dull project will not attain its goal and may even discourage people from participating in other measures.”

“I was so upset with her that I decided to refuse her call.”

“Upon touching the snake's scaly hide, it would make her recoil in disgust.”

“Ambitious plans to invest billions of pounds in South Yorkshire could fail at the first hurdle unless muddled rail networks are sorted out first.”

“Tim planned to begin his commitment to weight loss once he had finished his chocolate hot fudge sundae.”

“I don't feel like going anywhere. Let's just stay here.”

“She is an introvert and prefers to avoid company and people.”

“Despite walking away from his post, he would challenge their assertion that he was a failure.”

“Jenna would miss placing first in the race by a fraction of second.”

“At the slow rate we are traveling, we will be late to our destination.”

“The stern is beginning to split from the aft part of the wreck and is falling to starboard.”

“A pilot waiting in line to depart from Los Angeles airport on a clear night will often see airplanes on approach strung out like Christmas lights for 40 miles or more.”

“The lane would eventually stop with a dead-end.”

“Postmodern thought tends to trivialize this desire, if not ignore it altogether.”

“The road will diverge on either side of the bridge to join the old road on each side.”

“Kieran said he was just happy to finish first, but to beat the world record was a nice bonus.”

“You almost have to desensitize yourself to the madness just to stay sane.”

“Over the next year, he would dither back and forth over his relationship with Peggy while the affair wound down.”

“How does this racket sport differ from any other racket sport apart from the shuttlecock?”

“The world's population will be a far cry from several hundred billion within a few decades.”

“Exasperated at even an attempt to dissuade them from an act which only the genius of evil could have suggested, they murdered the unfortunate Syndic.”

“After a short respite, we would continue our long drive interstate.”

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

“The objective is to win the game, not lose it.”

“Disregard any entries you deem to be irrelevant or inappropriate.”

“That cry for help in the night would fade at the seawall.”

“All these sappy romantic comedies unaffect me.”

“He would fall short of lieutenant in the police force, and finished his career as a sergeant.”

“Considerable pains have been taken to shorten the period of this defalcation and to diminish its amount.”

“There were few buyers for the plots of land because of the windiness of the site and the inaccessibility of the shore.”

“Examples of body motion that depict suppressed aggression include facial expressions, hand gestures, and the folding of arms.”

“There is real frustration with the seeming endlessness of the process.”

“There is here no question as to how or where the physical connection of the roads shall be made, for that has already been done at the place.”

“Only a segment of the community is concerned enough to become active in the change process.”

“A munitions ship collided with a vessel in the narrows of the harbor.”

“His leadership has the impotence of a limp sloth.”

“Depending on its location, residential development can cater to a broader market than a commercial property.”

“Their lack of allies is evidenced by the meagerness of their army.”

“I had enough of the clutter and crowdedness in the room, decided to leave and get some fresh air.”