1. The advent of the space age has speeded up the gathering of information about our universe.
2. The airline pilot took a southerly route to circumvent the electrical storm over Kansas.
3. Blizzards and dust storms often forced westbound pioneers to deviate from recommended routes.
4. To settle disputes between scientists and animal rights activists, the university convened a bilateral meeting.
5. Alejandro Malaspina's itinerant from Spain to the northwest coast of North America included stops in Chile and Peru.
6. This new carpet is impervious to stains.
