1. Earlier in the day 580 thousand homes were without electricity until repairs could be made by late Tuesday.
2. The ban on firecrackers has been questioned by local residents, who hold the view that the folk tradition would be less meaningful without firecrackers.
3. Without generating revenue by way of taxes, no government would be in a position to plan its development.
4. For an enterprise to follow its plans without being distracted by difficulties, the management must be quite active instead of passive.
5. Beijing's traffic and congestion problem cannot be improved without a fundamental change in drivers'behavior.
6. A culture cannot be preserved without protecting the people who practice it.
7. It was once unimaginable that an average Chinese would be able to go on a crazy shopping spree overseas without much cash in hand.
8. Without new emerging economic forces, the actual growth rate will be lower than the potential rate for a long time.
9. But the boy said the cellar could not be opened without a key and he did not know where it was.
10. They certainly have enough firepower to trouble a Liverpool team which will be without injured star striker Fernando Torres.