The company cut research funding in the short run to meet quarterly targets, but the move may hurt innovation over time.

Seeing the old photographs at the reunion gave me a lump in one's throat.

We decided to develop the software in-house to maintain control over quality.

After the battle, she saluted her oldest comrade in arms and promised to never forget his bravery.

She left the party in a hurry and forgot her coat.

Even during the storm, the pilot remained in control of the aircraft.

The long-delayed merger is, in effect, a takeover of the smaller firm.

It was one thing to tell her he had never loved her, but to then laugh at her reaction and rub salt in the wound was cruel.

It's wise to pull one's head in when tensions rise during negotiations.

Only a few people in the know were invited to the confidential briefing.