Sentences for practice

Our police force is perennially (=perpetually; constantly) under-resourced

Death is a perennially popular subject with the clergy.
The perennial problem of clean water shortage has never been a top priority of any dispensation.
Corruption is a perennial theme in politics.
Caste and corruption are perennial themes of any election in India.


The crippling (=damaging) energy crunch has hit the poor

The crippling debts of Pakistan benefitted the government officials, not the poor.

Unrestrained military spending is crippling Pakistan and India.

Due to crippling energy bills, the common man finds difficult to make both ends meet.

The government should rein in runaway (=out of control) prices

Runaway inflation affects the have-nots.

The runaway success of Dr Qadri's rally has upset those who are afraid of the call to revolution.

Most of us are runaway slaves of our Lord.