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"The teacher is requiring students to submit their essays by Friday. "

"The old clock still functioned, even though its face was cracked. "

"All attempts to restart the engine failed."

"The meaning of the teacher's hand gesture was clear: "Pay attention." "

"My uncle is a computer for our family; he's always calculating budgets and costs. "

"In all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another dozen almosts."

"There was a period of confusion following the announcement."

"Living things need water to survive."

"The school's website server stores all the student records. "

"The computer froze completely, so a hard reboot was the only solution. "

"July is my favourite month."

"A short/long time since"