Adverse weather conditions made it difficult to play the game.

There has been insufficient rainfall over the past two years, and farmers are having trouble.

The couple tried to converse in the busy restaurant, but they couldn't hear themselves speak so they went elsewhere.

Maureen usually felt depressed on Mondays, because she never got enough sleep on the weekends.

At the managers' meeting, the group decided against the new project as a viable option and decided on another direction to ensure success for the company's fall line.

Melanie thought the issue at hand was not morally just, and consequently she would never endorse the petition circulating throughout her neighborhood.

He is not popular and has a lot of enemies.

After a grueling and busy week at work, the stillness of the river reminded Lara of the silence.