the art of styling sentences

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Try on this jacket; it seems to be your size.

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This gadget won’t work; therefore, you shouldn’t buy it.

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It was radical; it was daring, but mostly it was cheap.

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A red light means stop; a green light, go.

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Darwin states a harsh truth: only the fittest survive.

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Eva said nothing could stop her from attending college - she meant it.

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The pitcher effectively threw his fastball, his slider, his curve ball.

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Despite his handicaps, I have never seen Frank angry or cross or depressed.

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Eager yet fearful, confident but somewhat suspicious, Joe eyed the barber who would give him his first haircut.

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Newspapers, novels, magazines – these
sources help time pass quickly for travelers.

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The basic fencing moves – the advance, the retreat, the lunge - demand careful balance by both fencers.

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A sudden explosion – artillery fire – signaled the deadly assault.

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Whether one needs fantasy or whether one needs realism, the theater can become a mirror of life.

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He praises the beauty of his love, a love unfortunately hopeless because it is not mutual.

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Government is of the people, by the people, and for the people.

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Airport thieves have a common target: unwary travelers.

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Adjusting to a new job requires one quality above all others – a sense of humor.

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A small drop of ink, falling like dew upon a thought, can make millions think.

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Juliet's famous question - "Wherefore art thou, Romeo?" - is often misunderstood.

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Laughing at his foolish behavior, she fell backwards in her chair.

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To begin with, some ideas are just plain difficult.

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During the long winter months, Tom toiled as a trapper.

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His kind of sarcasm I do not like.

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Down the field and through the tacklers ran the trophy winner.

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The more I saw of his work, the more I knew I didn't want to purchase any.

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Genius, not stupidity, has limits.

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What a man cannot imagine cannot be created.

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The French defeated, the Germans advanced on Paris.

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I think not.

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Why not?

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Fine.

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