“The obscure reference to a bygone era was as mysterious as it was intriguing.”

“Peter is an unreliable worker, and cannot be depended on to work autonomously from the team.”

“That moveable desk should be easily disposed of and replaced with a new one.”

“In the darkness of the bedroom that night, the street was quiet, except for the intermittent noises coming from the small zoo across the street.”

“From years of decay, the columns holding the structure together appear to be fragile.”

“It's just a short strip with plenty of shops lined up along it.”

“The movie would end abruptly as Tarzan became a snack for some emotionally underdeveloped but visually alert predator who lacked a feelings-oriented adviser.”

“It may have been only the disciplinary problem that led the twenty-year-old Thoreau to quit.”

“If it exceeds its specified limit, it will eventually break, and the motor will burn out.”