Roberts missed the meeting without a good reason. She had been told that it was critical that she be there. I couldn't want to be in her shoes at work tomorrow.
________ the secret of how to make silk remained inside Asia, Europeans were forced to pay incredibly high sums of money for this mysterious material to be brought over land to Europe.
Most 15th century Europeans believed that the world was flat and that a ship could conceivably sail off the end of the earth__________ many sailors of the time refused to venture forth with explorers into unknown waters.
I usually enjoy attending amateur productions in small community theaters. The play we attended last night, _______ was so bad that I wanted to leave after the first act.