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Tensions were increasing.

In the first few hours of the battle, Union forces were winning.

We were shocked when the landlord raised our rent by $200.00 a month.

Tom laughed at all of Mary's jokes, even the ones he didn't think were funny.

Yellow fever and smallpox were no longer a threat.

Seen from the plane, the islands were very pretty.

His family circumstances were such that he became a teacher out of necessity.

It was because of the storm that the trains were halted.

Please let me know the confirmation number you were told when you reserved the room.

The nation's trade balance improved last year as exports were strong, while imports remained steady.

Even at the end of the nineteenth century, sailors in the British Navy were not permitted to use knives and forks because using them was considered a sign of weakness.

You were in the second year of middle school last year, right?

Her windows were broken and her shutters hung crookedly.

All the soldiers were called out by the king to defend the castle against all opposition.

Many typographical errors were found.

Former pop stars are just plain old women by the time they're 40.

former politician

Bulgaria is the only country in Europe where a former monarch has been elected prime minister.

The former Argentine currency was Austral. Its symbol was "₳".

Former Olympic fencing champion Pál Schmitt has been elected President of Hungary.

In former days, men sold themselves to the Devil to acquire magical powers. Nowadays they acquire those powers from science, and find themselves compelled to become devils.

Is it a good idea to hire former hackers to work as security professionals?

If a coach is on a couch that's on a coach and the latter has a driver, then all is fine. If a coach is on a couch that's on a coach, but the driver drives the former, then the couch is crushed and the coach is dead.

Deposed in a military coup in September 2006 and having effectively been in exile, the Former premier of Thailand Thaksin has returned after about a year and a half.

The newly promoted junior manager, drunk with power, lorded it over his former co-workers.

The former president of a certain association has been arrested on suspicion of breach of trust.

Robert Hansen was arrested on suspicion of having sold off secret information to the former Soviet Union.

He wrote two books - 'The prince' and then 'The King', but I prefer the former. My former wife has found herself another man.

Bill Gates - the former chief executive and chairman of Microsoft.

The higher classes constitute the mind of the single large whole of humanity; the lower classes constitute its limbs; the former are the thinking and designing part, the latter the executive part.

I still love my ex-wife.

Sometimes it's difficult to get on with your ex-husband.

My ex lives in New York now.