‘What I’ve got to say to you now is strictly off the record and most certainly not for publication,’ said the government official to the reporter.

In some countries, the disease burden could be prevented through environmental improvements.

I take my hat off to all those people who worked hard to get the contract.

The Red Cross is an international humanitarian agency dedicated to reducing the sufferings of wounded soldiers, civilians and prisoners of war.

They are launching a campaign to promote awareness of environmental issues.

The clubs meet on the last Thursday of every month in a dilapidated palace.

Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity.

No one knew precisely what would happen to a human being in space.

I can’t stand people who treat animals cruelly.

With her sophiscated tastes, the singer has become an omnipresent icon of style and beauty.

The only means of access to the station is through a dark subway.

In some Asian coutries, it is customary for people to worship their ancestors.

My mom is always bad-tempered when I leave my room untidy.

Drivers are advised to get enough petrol because filling stations are few and far between on the highway.

The works of such men as the English philosophers John Locke and Thomas Hobbes helped pave the way for academic freedom in the modern sense.

We have to husband our resources to make sure we make it through these hard times.