Cambridge, Massachusetts, is sometimes called "University City" because of the famous schools located there.

The house by the sea had a mysterious air of serenity about it.

The speaker emphasized the need for cooperation in the project that we were about to undertake.

Tryouts for community orchestras are frequently judged by committees.

A legal combination of United States Airways, Inc., and the Intercontinental Airlines Company was approved at a joint board of directors meeting.

A chance sample can often provide information about a larger population.

Halley's Comet traveled past the Pleiades, a star cluster also known as the Seven Sisters.

Most magazines are financed with revenues received from advertising, subscription sales, and newsstand sales.

Grandma Moses, famous for her simplistic scenes of rural life, began painting at the age of 76.

Larry was so absorbed in his novel that he forgot about his dinner cooking in the oven.