The house lights dimmed, the curtain rose and the stage lights went up, but nothing else happened. Within a minute, I heard throughout the audience. People whispered, "What's going on here?" and "Did they forget to hire actors?"

The insurgents had a vision of freedom for which they , but their struggle was ended quickly by the Imperial Guard.

Voting in a communist country is frequently a : They give you a ballot with only one name on it.

Members of the French Senate wanted to continue the debate, but Senator Laurent invoked by demanding an immediate closed vote.

Making plans doesn't work for me because I suffer from : I want to follow through on my objectives, but I don't have the will-power to do much of anything.