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"The doctor's office is scheduling appointments for flu shots next week. "

"His appointment was deemed suitable"

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

"The allocation of new permits is on a first-come, first-served basis."

"The violence of the storm, fortunately, was more awesome than destructive."

"The teacher handed out a schedule for the week's activities. "

"The sequence of events in the school play was: introduction, conflict, climax, and resolution. "

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

"The student placed her textbooks on the bookshelf after class. "

"The soldiers marched in the parade, wearing their uniforms. "

"an aperture in a wall"

"His appointment was deemed suitable"