I think he mean't that he did mange to keep the peace but that it wasn't an easy task. "it didn't just happen" is where I draw that conclusion. Personally, I think his accomplishments are very important due to the state our foreign affairs maintained
In the winters, Dexter compares colors fluttering in the summer with desolated sandboxes in the winters showing that he feels sadness in thw winter.
<u>Explanation:</u>
There are certain proves and evidences which show that Dexter likes to be on the golf course or not because he says that when he is at the golf course during the time of winters, he feels there is melancholy, there is sadness in the atmosphere.
There is comparison of "gay colors which are fluttering in the winters" with the sandboxes in the winter which are desolated show that there is sadness in the atmosphere in the winters.
1. Yesterday she prepared the ground for the tomatoes.
Tense:past
2.Tomorrow she will set the plants in the ground.
Tense:future
3.She planted carrots last week.
Tense: past
4.Leaves will appear in a few days.
Tense: future
5.Marlene will pick radishes tomorrow.
Tense: future
6.She pulls weeds every day.
Tense: present
7.The garden will soon be full of vegetables.
Tense: future
8.Teddy’s team will bat first.
Tense: future
9.The visiting team always bats first.
Tense: present
10.In the last game, she played first base.
Tense: past
11.Sometimes a player changes positions.
Tense: present
12.The coach gives everyone a chance to play.
Tense:present
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