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"My parents accepted my request to attend the school dance. "

"...approximately 60 beats per minute."

"I was going to go shopping, but I went dancing instead."

"Rarely do you ever find an eagle this far up the river."

"The school community celebrated the end-of-year festival together. "

"The water company metres the amount of water each house uses. "

"The floor tiles were arranged in perfect squares. "

"A former president;  the former East Germany"

"The extent of the student's knowledge about the topic varied greatly; some students knew a lot, and others knew very little. "

"He deprecates any praise of his own merits."

"We measured the temperature with a thermometer.   You should measure the angle with a spirit level."

"The baker carefully recorded the measurements of all the ingredients to make sure the cake would turn out perfectly. "