11.16 - BVS.CH.5 - Pgs.24 - 25

"If you endorse the new shopping mall," said the speaker, " you're supporting a large increase in neighborhood traffic."

Some athletes earn more money endorsing such products as cereal and footwear than they do playing their sport.

As water eroded the topsoil, the tree roots beneath it became more and more visible.

The team's confidence in its coach was eroded by his increasingly wild accusations against its opponents.

The automobile accident was so gruesome that I had to look away from the horrible sight.

You young campers sat around the fire and scared each other with gruesome horror stories.

Dominic is such a hypocrite he cheats his customers while complaining about how hard it is to be an honest, struggling salesman.

I feel that the worst hypocrites are those who preach love and then attack anyone of a different culture or faith.

Very idealistic people are drawn to professions like teaching or the ministry, in which they feel they can help make the world a better place.

My sister is too idealistic ever to marry for wealth or fame - she would marry only for love.

People lost in the desert sometimes experience the illusion that there is a lake right in front of them.

The idea that the sun sets and rises is an illusion. It is really the Earth that is turning away from and then toward the sun.

When birds accidentally fly into windows, the impact of hitting the glass often kills them.

The boxer punches with such power that the impact of his uppercut can knock out most opponents.

To Sherlock Holmes, the clues implied that the murderer was an elderly man who carried a cane.

When my friend asked me, "Do you feel all right?" she implied that I did not look well.

Becuase my father has never played tennis, he will join the class for novices.

"Don't buy an expensive camera for a novice," said the saleswoman. "Let your son first get some experience with a cheaper camera."

I'd better clean my apartment soon. There are too many obstacles on the floor between my bed and the refrigerator.

The. major obstacle to Hal's getting a promotion is his laziness.