abides

"The condition for getting a raise at work is meeting your quarterly targets. "

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

"The strong bridge cables were designed to withstand the force of a major earthquake. "

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

"My expectation is that the school will have a good field trip next week. "

"Despite the teacher's warning, the student answered the question defiantly. "

"The little brother argued endlessly about which video game to play. "

"Even though the math problems were hard, Maria decided to persevere until she understood them. "

"Their encounter was a matter of chance."

"If you don't study for the test, the consequences will be a bad grade. "

"He answered the question."

"My younger brother patiently waited for his turn to play video games. "