I am afraid I haven’t allowed him enough initiative, said Father Payne, that’s a bad habit of mine.

There has been insufficient rainfall over the past two years, and farmers are having trouble.

Maureen usually felt depressed on Mondays, because she never got enough sleep on the weekends.

The couple tried to converse in the busy restaurant, but they couldn't hear themselves speak so they went elsewhere.

At the managers' meeting, the group decided against the new project as a viable option and decided on another direction to ensure success for the company's fall line.

Melanie thought the issue at hand was not morally just, and consequently she would never endorse the petition circulating throughout her neighborhood.

It’s difficult to tell him to give in because he is so big-headed.

He is not popular and has a lot of enemies.

After a grueling and busy week at work, the stillness of the river reminded Lara of the silence.

Doctors have been criticized for their indiscriminate use of antibiotics.

He inherited a lucrative business from his father.

On the whole, the rescue mission was well executed.

Slavery was abolished in the US in the 19th century.

Adverse weather conditions made it difficult to play the game.

Nutritionists believe that vitamins circumvent diseases.

After many months of grueling work and painful injuries to her shoulder and back, Susan realized that her dream of swimming the English Channel was unattainable.