The tiny island, meant to be a refuge for wildlife, quickly became overrun by tourists.

If so be that you are willing, we will set sail at dawn.

Bell argued that a complete physical theory must specify its beables rather than merely its observables.

Physicists debated whether a beable must have definite properties independent of observation, or whether it can remain in a superposition of possibilities.

The margin for error in that experiment could be written on the back of a postage stamp, so we had to be extraordinarily careful.

When the cat jumped onto the table and knocked over the cake, we were all in stitches — you had to be there to understand why it was so hilarious.

We can't predict the to-be, but we can prepare for it.

There is much to be said in favor of delaying the project until more data arrives.

My grandmother often quoted the proverb 'children should be seen and not heard' when guests came, reminding us to be quiet and well-mannered.

During fieldwork, she documented Aka-Bea, an extinct language of India, before the last fluent speaker passed away.