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"My knowledge of history helped me understand the current political situation better. "

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

"Only a small fraction of the students passed the difficult math test. "

"In "42 ÷ 3" the divisor is the 3."

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

"Salt is an essential for cooking a good soup. "

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

"Insufficient time is available to reflect on the problem"

"The complete survey was handed in to the teacher. "

"The world must construe according to its wits; this court must construe according to the law."

""Many students have problems understanding fractions." "

"The inadequate showed up late to every class, making it hard to keep up with the course material. "