She made a desultory attempt at conversation.

...their cooperation should be secured in order to include the subject as a core course in the program of studies.

The hideous holiday jumper became a big trend in the 1980s, influenced as we were by the TV-am gang, Gordon the Gopher and memories of Andy Williams singing to girls as they walked by on his Christmas specials. (Can't blame 'em, given he was wearing one of his knitted monstrosities.)

We cannot have you getting blackjacked and bound yet again.