Someone once remarked that adolescence is a period of rapid changes.

Between the ages of 12 and 17, for example, a parent ages as much as 20 years.

Profits in our company have risen by over 12 percent since we adopted our new sales strategy.

Her father was an alcoholic for many years, but was finally able to quit, and hasn't had a drink in over 12 years.

In the first line of the minutes from yesterday's meeting, the date for our next meeting should be amended to read, "January 21," not "January 12.

" Only 12% of French people take their annual vacation abroad.

In 1914, Henry Ford's new continuous motion method decreased the assembly time of a car from 12 1/2 hours to 93 minutes.

Police were astonished to discover that the robbery had been committed by two 12-year-old girls.

The flowers of the Netherlands are sold daily at large auctions, such as at Aalsmeer, where 12 million flowers are purchased every day.

In Nepal, boys who reach the age of 12 have their heads shaved, and are sent off to beg in the streets, much as the Buddha did thousands of years ago, though boys today only have to do it for one day.

The environmental award was accepted by a grade 12 student on behalf of the school.

In 1988, Morocco and Algeria restored diplomatic relations after 12 years of bitter political disputes.

bizarre In some carpet-making factories, child workers are chained to their machines for 12 hours a day.

I chipped my front teeth when I tripped and fell while playing tag when I was 12 years old.

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