21.   Harmonious family life requires regular maintenance, and adjustments of understanding as one phase of development gives way to another.

22.   He aimed a hefty kick at the door, and there was a splintering sound as wood gave way to metal.

23.   He resolutely refuses to give way to the temptation to blame the local inhabitants for their problems.

24.   He was ashamed to have given way to such feelings of self-pity.

25.   He was changing a light bulb when the ladder gave way.

26.   Her large eyes had an earnest expression which frequently gave way to laughter.

27.   Her own grin is giving way, sagging at the edges.

28.   Hotels and high-rises give way to subdivisions, which slowly fade to a scattering of homes.

29.   I watch chalky earth plains give way to natural forest and fear for their future.

30.   In the sanctuary, the earthy hues of autumn had given way to the soft green of pines.