1. A gun is a lethal weapon.

2. A soothsayer can foresee events.

3. In order to save a ship in a storm, in the old days the crew jettisoned the cargo.

4. Constant wrangles over money disturbed the harmony of their marriage.

5. Many civilians were maimed in the air raid.

6. The beaver dam obstructed the flow of the river.

7. Toxic waste disposal is a major concern at a nuclear power plant.

8. The neighbors’ swimming pool infringed upon my property.

9. Following the fiasco at the nuclear plant, the public protested its reopening.

10. The negotiations reached an impasse because the union representatives walked out of the meeting.

11. The Red Cross arrived at the disaster area within 24 hours.

12. The earthquake caused great devastation in California.

13. Nestor’s sage suggestions saved the Greeks from calamity.

14. Proponents of conservation oppose the new laws.

15. The President’s former supporters have repudiated his current economic plan.