My teacher encouraged me in my studies.

Whether you pick the Lions or Tigers to win, the result will be a toss-up because both teams are equally strong.

There was a strong wind that day.

When two powerful forces with opposite ideals come face to face, it's time for a showdown.

As expectation increases that the dollar will weaken, the foreign exchange market's reaction to US economic indicators has been fairly muted.

Age discrimination is illegal and retirement is mandatory in only a few occupations.

I have worked for one company where the payroll was snatched on a dark winter's night.

The noise distracted him from studying.

The two best teams will clash with each other this weekend.

It is not the strongest of the species that survive, not the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.

Contact lenses are more able to correct strong astigmatism.

I'm never free from worry about my son. Nowadays, he does nothing but play video games, and never studies at all.

Rwandan rebels are pushing their offensive south as fighting continues in the capital Kigali.

His threat got me to start studying seriously.

He went up to Tokyo with the intention of studying English.