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Style: Exercises

Revise the following sentences to make them more concise and/or direct:

1. After having completed work on the data-entry problem, we turned our thinking toward our next task, which was the processing problem.

2. Those who plan federal and state programs for the elderly should take into account the changing demographic characteristics in terms of size and average income of the composition of the elderly population.

3. The experience itself will be an inspirational factor leading the participants to a greater dedication to productivity.

4. The implementation of the work plan will be the responsibility of a team of three engineers experienced in these procedures.

5. There has been a decrease in the number of students enrolled in our training sessions.

6. It is on the basis of recent research that I am making a recommendation for a new CAD system.

7. Evaluation of the gumming tendency of the four tire types will be accomplished by comparing the amount of rubber that can be scraped from the tires.

8. The use of in-store demonstrations has resulted in a dramatic increase in business.

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Congratulations. Your writing should now be clear, concise, and direct.

 
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