Our horse was winning the race, but fell back just before the finish line.

When they came out of the restaurant, Quinn noticed the birthday boy appeared tipsy but he was twenty-one now, and everyone was having a good time.

The question of the plausibility of the counter-factual is seen as key in all three discussions of allohistorical fiction (as it is in [Alexander] Demandt's and [Niall] Ferguson's examinations of allohistory)[…].

From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.