15.Mendeleyev was said to have been inspired by the card game known as solitaire in North America and patience elsewhere, where in cards are arranged by suit horizontally and by number vertically.
17.By the mid 1990s, it was being reported that employees were spending five hours a week playing computer games like Solitaire, costing companies an estimated 10 billion dollars in lost revenue.
18.It belonged to a gentle alcoholic ne'er-do-well, who did nothing all day long but drink bathtub gin in rickeys and play solitaire and smile to himself and talk to his animals.
19.I have no idea what you are talking about. I just want to know if it's good and if I will be able to play solitaire without the computer crashing or freezing all the time!
20.Researchers in 2003 found that when employees were allowed to play Solitaire or minesweeper for an hour a day, they felt better about their jobs, leading to reduced absenteeism and better task completion.