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1. This simple operation can be learned by anyone who has had high school algebra in eight hours (W,117).
2. A mother wants to know what her daughter's plans are for her own satisfaction (W,117).
3. People worry from the time they get up until they go to bed about many things (W,117).
4. I learned that my father was sick in a letter (W,117).
5. He saw an accident which he reported yesterday (B,446).
6. She was the kind of girl who could accept the fact that she was pigeon-toed with a smile (B,446).
7. He was born while the Korean War was in progress in the United States (B,446).
8. It was necessary to notify the fans that because of a bomb threat the stands would have to be cleared and searched in the fourth inning (M,121).
9. Road maps, I discovered, cost a quarter, but I was used to the old days and took only one (H,85).
10. Being from San Diego, I wear only half my pajamas (H,85).
11. Maturing faster because of parent's divorcing does not hold true in all cases. The child may become timid and insecure (H,85).
12. After locking the house, I left the key with the real estate agent, and I hope you will soon find another tenant (H,85).
13. Bothered by minor injuries, Manski is rugged on both offense and defense (W,168).
14. Born in Austria, Schildraut became famous as the youngest scientist ever to receive a Nobel Prize (W,168).
15. Five feet three inches tall and weighing 126 pounds, he relaxes by tinkering with hi-fi sets and reading murder mysteries (W,168).