“Samuel not only persuaded the king to agree to the competition but also persuaded him to add a stipulation that the loser should leave the kingdom and never return.”

“In the years immediately after the Great War, Grieve was a vehement critic of the movement initiated by the Vernacular Circle of the London Burns Club.”

“He became a villain following his missed shot to seal the game and the opportunity to play off in the finals.”

“Why does the villain always lose?”

“He was labeled a coward after pushing and shoving others out of the way to save himself during a fire drill.”

“After all these years, he's still an amateur at his craft.”

“It would be a very bold minister who would strongly oppose the Prime Minister's decision.”

“We must oppose any trade rules based on even the most minimalist form of reciprocity in market access.”

“The supermarket has decided to pull some of its products from the shelves.”

“Big crowds tend to impede my ability to hear myself think.”

“As he obviously will not have the technical military and naval knowledge of his fellow pilots, he may find himself under the orders of a vastly inferior aviator.”

“The narrative setting for this dynamic is an intended concert performance that is thwarted by the interruptions and failures of an inept musician, ending in chaos.”