“It was an uneven game of tennis from start to finish, and the unseeded player never stood a chance.”

“There may be rhythms that extend over tens of millions of years and are, therefore, unrecognizable to us, except as single unconnectable and unexplainable events.”

“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 tenor of innumerable critical statements about Joyce is that he was indifferent to politics.”

“Several families had to untie bikes from the backs of their cars before they could gain access to the boot.”

“She'd unknot the ribbon and the heap would collapse over the table.”

“We were both competitive beasts, and we really just wanted to beat each other.”

“They would lose to Washington the following week, but that would be their last loss for quite some time.”

“Marnell makes no effort to disassociate her drug use from her body-image obsession.”

“At this company, we are using proven principles and established platforms to assist the growth of businesses.”