Rote learning is now considered to be of dubious worth.

Attending a church, temple, or mosque is one way to make agreeable friends.

Since none of the polls had predicted the winner, everyone was surprised by the results of the election.

Many doctors are still general practitioners, but the tendency is toward specialization in medicine.

Although there are many plastic objects to sweep the floor, most homemakers prefer the ones made from plants and bushes.

Laser beams can be used to bore metals and other hard materials.

Ultimately people rely on science to gain an understanding of biological phenomena.

Grandma Moses, a popular painter, spent her life in a tranquil little farming community.

The graduate committee must be in full accord in their approval of a dissertation.

Aristotle believed that a thrown ball traveled in a straight line, until the force impelling it was exhausted.