1) The job was a piece of cake; no wondeer they coped with it in no time.
2) - How's Mike? - Oh, he's looking for a new job, as he got the sack the other day.
3) Now there are a nubmer of suck items on sale, but as it is sometimes the case, nobody wants them.
4) The athlete took his last attempt just for the sake of principle.
5) Jane definitely felt ill at ease in the company of strangers.