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"The evaporation of water from the puddle outside left a sticky residue on the sidewalk. "

"The restaurant prohibits smoking on the patio."

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

"The students are engineering a new system for managing their study group projects. "

"The accountant spent the entire afternoon doing computations to prepare the company's taxes. "

"Instruction will be provided on how to handle difficult customers."

"The driver was accelerating the car to merge onto the highway. "

"The completion of the project, its successful launch, was the consummation of months of hard work. "

"The teacher's presentation included embellishments like colorful charts and diagrams to make the lesson more engaging. "

"The engineer needed to perform many calculations to design the bridge. "

"The northwesterly brought heavy snow and closed the schools. "

"The consecration of the new school library was a joyous occasion for the entire community. "