rld geography teaher has just received an updated map that shows the latest national boundaries.

to qualify for better jobs,many employees attend evening courses where they can upgrade their skills.

the love of liberty is so firmly embedded in men’s hearts that no tyrant can hope to uproot it.

the management will be glad to mail you its leaflet,which contains news of upcoming films.

when knocked off his jawbone,the boxer waited till the count of nine before returning to an upright position.

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tom is my principal backer;if he withdraws his support,idon’t see how i can be elected.

my uncle paid for his vacation trip by making a withdrawal from his bank account.

we talked to the neighbor’s youngster and tried to be friendly,but he didn’t say anything;he seemed to be withdrawn.

please don’t interrupt me.if you have something to say,withhold your comment until i have finished speaking.

your employer is required to deduct a certin amount from your salary as a withholding tax payable to the federal government.

the walls of a dam must be strong enough to withstand tremendous water pressure.

notwithstanding their advantage of height,the visiting players were unable to beat our basketball team.

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peter,who was chosen the handsomest boy in the senior class,is quite an adonis.

an international force under the aegis of the united nations has been dispatched to the troubled area.

pioneer women were veritable amazons,performing heavy house-hold chores in addition to toiling in the fields beside their menfolk.

the ambrosial aroma of the roast whetted our appetites.

for reliable information about present national boundaries,consult an up-to-date atlas.

the darkness waned and a faint auroral glow began to appear in the east.

at 2 a.m. the neighbors called the police to quell the bacchanalian revelry in the upstairs apartment.

at first,robert fulton’s plans for his steamboat were derided as chimerical nonsense.

the dictator took draconian measures against those he suspected of plotting a rebellion.

students studying for final examinations yearn for the elysian idleness of the summer vacation.

the pickets did not allow themselves to be provoked,despite the unruly crowds that gathered to hector them.

among the herculeam tasks confronting large cities are slum clearance and traffic control.

dad had to break the hermetic seal to get a pill from the new bottle.

children enjoy blowing iridescent soap bubbles from pipes.

our jovial host entertained us with several amusing anecdotes about his employer.

out-of-towners may easily lose their way in new york city’s labyrinthine subway passages.

all i received in response to my request was the laconic reply “wait”.

for several hous after the operation the patient was lethargic because of the anesthetic.

thanksgiving dinner at grandmother’s is almost a lucullan feast.

the helvetians were a martial people who tried to conquer southern gaul.

the retiring foreman ws persuaded to stay on for a month as mentor to his successor.

the older partner is rather dull and morose,but the younger has a mercurial temperament that appeals to customers.

the dictator surrounded himself with myrmidons who would loyally and pitilessly execute all orders.

napoleon crushed many opponents,but wellington proved to be his nemesis.

your travel agent will gladly plan a year’s odyssey to places of interest around the world.

when the victory was announced,people danced in the streets and sang paeans of joy.

the little girl habitully fell asleep clutching a battered doll,her palladium.

a panic ensued when someone in the crowded auditorium yelled “fire!”

in an hour-long philippic,the legislator denounced the lobbyists opposing his bill.

a handful of plutocratic investors,each owning more than a thousand shares,determined the policies of the corporation.

the martinet governed his classroom with procrustean discipline,assigning a week’s detention to all offenders,no matter what the offense.

the witness’ protean tactics under cross-examination gave the impression that he was untrustworthy.

our winning the opening game ws a pyrrhic victory,as our leading scorer ws seriously injured.

my former roommate was a saturnine scholar who said very little and smiled rarely.

the enemy employed a red-haired siren as a spy.

next week the solons will return to the capital for the opening of the legislature.

speak softly;you don’t need a stentorian voice to be heard in this small room.

a power failure at 11:03 p.m. plunged the city into stygian blackness.

the considerate hostess removed the strawberry shortcake from the tabel so as not to tantalize her weight-conscious guest.

the reviewers lauded the ballet trou