The colony declared independence.

She is a slave of fashion.

The committee comprises ten members.

The guard's truncheon hit air. Off balance, he regained his posture to see a metal-mesh rubbish bin flying towards him.

I like him personally, but don't respect him as a doctor.

They defended their country.

Democracy is a system of government in which power is vested in the people.

He grinned broadly at us.

She is an utter stranger to me.

You needn't suffer in silence.

She transferred the picture in the book to her notebook.

The lion is known to dominate the savannah.

She spread the blanket on the grass.

Which do you like better, apples or oranges?

Furthermore, even after the company information session, we sometimes hold company tours.

I hear that you can burn CDs with Windows XP; could you tell me a website that explains the procedures involved?

The visitor left a message with his sister.

The ship sailed onshore.

Scientific research has led to many advancements in technology.

The real war is much more horrible than this story.

I can't look after my parents and such either.

Right on, that's the right answer!

School being over, there were only a small number of pupils in the playground.

My sister bought five yards of cloth.

I find no logic in his argument.

The surface of the table is rough.

She seems to devote all her effects to her career.

I will stay here for the night.

The data in her paper serves to further our purpose.

She stained the wall beige.