“The menu must have been placed in a precarious position because the sign moved to and fro as the men tried to make an order.”

“The almshouse was, therefore, a socially stigmatizing option as well as an unsafe setting for childbirth, because of the high risk of infection.”

“Our children face an uncertain future filled with evils I never had to face as a child and young adult.”

“I was an insecure kid who only wanted his father's approval.”

“He shuffled over to open the shutters and found that they and the windows were unlocked.”

“The directors failed to prevent their company from incurring debt when their business became insolvent.”

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

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

“Grumbling, Jocelyn quickly slipped through the window into an empty water closet, keeping her back exposed as little as possible.”

“The house was built on fragile foundations.”

“It's been a rough couple of weeks, and you can imagine how tense I have been feeling.”

“Edward had no intention of allowing his untrustworthy brother an independent fiefdom in Europe from which perhaps to launch another attempt to make himself king of England.”

“If a child takes unfair advantage of the system by accessing an unearned reward, they forfeit all privileges.”

“Loosen the bolts underneath the table in order to move the wings level with the central part of the table.”

“The shape-shifting cyborg took on the identity of a woman and used flesh-and-blood wiles as much as her robotic powers to attack John Connor.”

“Will you request the warders to open the gates for the King of France, to visit his fair cousin the duke?”

“Globalization and impersonal market forces threaten the rights of those who do have them and imperil the chances that others will secure them.”

“Father is to come with us, and unmoor the boat, and help us to gather the water-lilies.”

“His latest traffic transgression would undermine his clean driving record.”

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

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

“The government deployed additional forces to attack known terrorist strongholds.”

“They told him that it was very important not to lose the evidence of aliens.”

“Due to complications with her pregnancy, Kitty had to cancel her dinner booking with her husband.”

“Tim had a chance to ice the game in the dying seconds, but he would flub his shot.”

“Whether their apprehensions were well-founded or not, they chose to dismiss him from the agency.”