“I stand on a wood block to lower the bar even farther, then pull it deep into my midsection, again squeezing for a three-count.”

“Not because they are hurt in the least by the fall, but because the old birds never descend to the ground below the nest tree.”

“You will need to decrease the number of calories you consume in your diet to effect a change in your weight.”

“The Ministry of Information deemed it could not impose a ban on the film because it did not pose a threat to national security.”

“Cataracts can seriously impair vision if treatment does not occur.”

“I need you to drive me to the shops, and I need you to do it now!”

“His adventures weaken him physically and make him dependent, but they do not dent his confidence or undermine his very real courage.”

“Kate would put him in danger by asking him to help a man she knows is not entitled to such help.”

“Sometimes, when the antenna was extended, a clear day would turn to thunder and lightning, and strange lights would appear in the night sky.”

“He tried to soften his voice and utter reassuring sounds from time to time, but there was no reaction.”

“Jerry, in good conscience, would not keep the ring that he had stolen and decided to return it.”

“She had made the task a little easier for him by busying herself with the management of the manor house and helping to plant new herbs in the kitchen garden.”

“The council would decide that the best way to move forward would be to give the land to the natives.”

“After executing the movement, lower the bar back slowly to its original position.”

“His ability to perform will diminish when age catches up with him.”

“Do not drop that sheet of glass or it will be very expensive to replace.”

“Due to the effect of wind, it could happen that by scrupulously following the indicator, the plane would finally land at the destination.”

“Little Ricky's spirits would dampen when his mother refused him a cookie for his bad behavior.”

“Though his parents offered to contribute some money, Newton wanted to earn his car through hard work.”

“The crew would overthrow their Captain, demote his status, and relegate him to the prison deck.”

“This document has been designed to bestow some dignity to those who toil thanklessly in the vineyards of art.”

“He enters the dining room, ready to abase himself because he disdains everyone else.”

“He would conceptualize an idea, put it together with hundreds of obscure facts in his mind, and then examine it mathematically.”

“They would commence their siege towards the bastion only to be repelled by a sea of long-range ballistics.”

“The movie's plot was terrible and only served to bore us to death.”

“You will experience a slight drop after I let go.”

“Developing countries' debt burdens were growing rapidly because of the dramatic decline in prices for raw commodities such as copper, coffee, and cocoa.”

“Can you please give the kids a drop-off at school this morning?”

“After the sudden success of their enemy, a feeling of discouragement and despair seemed to chill and unnerve many of the truest and stoutest.”

“These unenforceable laws and insane concepts are nothing but a hindrance to progress and creativity.”

“He agreed that the immobility caused by her illness could have played a part in her decline.”

“It was clear that his development was hampered by an impediment in his speech.”

“How can we overcome the general ennui associated with the thought of another incredibly boring day ahead of us?”