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• The following appeared in a memo from the president of a company that builds and sells new homes in Steel City.
  "Over the past five years, the population of Steel City has increased by more than 20 percent, and family incomes in Steel City have risen much faster than the national average....
• The following appeared in a memorandum from the president of Hyper-Go Toy Company.
  "Last year, sales of our Fierce Fighter toy airplane declined sharply, even though the toy had been a top seller for three years....
• The following is a letter from an editor at Liber Publishing Company to the company's president.
  "In recent years, Liber has unfortunately moved away from its original missio...
• The following appeared in a memo from the new vice president of Sartorian, a company that manufactures men's clothing.
  "Five years ago, at a time when we had difficulties in obtaining reliable supplies of high-quality wool fabric, we discontinued production of our deluxe alpaca overcoats....
• The following appeared in a memo from the president of Bower Builders, a company that constructs new homes.
  "A nationwide survey reveals that the two most desired home features are a bathroom with a whirlpool tub and a large kitchen....
• The following appeared in a memo from the vice president of a food-distribution company with food-storage warehouses in several cities.
  "Recently we signed a contract with The Fly-Away Pest-Control Company to provide pest-control services at our fast-food warehouse in Palm City, but last month we discovered that over $...
• The vice president for human resources at Climpson Industries sent the following recommendation to the company's president.
  "In an effort to improve our employees' productivity, we should implement electronic monitoring of employees' Internet use from their workstations....
• The following appeared in a corporate planning memo at ABC Cereal Company, the makers of Better Bran cereal.
  "Sales of Better Bran have declined in recent years, for reasons that management has now identified....
• The following is a recommendation from the human resources department at Techforce Computer Company.
  "Many working parents report that problems related to their childcare arrangements are a major reason for absenteeism from their jobs....