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• The following appeared in a letter to the Grandview City Council from a local business leader.
  "During last year's severe drought, when the water supply in the Grandview city reservoir fell to an extremely low level, the city council imposed much more rigid water-rationing rules....
• The following appeared in a memo from a manager of a car dealership.
  "Ten years ago, long-term car leasing became available in our country of Mohilia as an alternative to outright car ownership, and leasing has steadily risen in popularity....
• The following appeared in a memo from the president of a company that makes breakfast cereals.
  "In a recent study, subjects who ate soybeans at least five times per week had significantly lower cholesterol levels than subjects who ate no soy products....
• 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 the business section of a newspaper.
  "Given that the number of people in our country with some form of arthritis is expected to rise from 40 million to 60 million over the next twenty years, pharmaceutical companies that produce drugs for the treatment of arthritis should be very profitable....
• The following appeared in a memo from the vice president of marketing at Dura-Sock, Inc.
  "A recent study of Dura-Sock wearers suggests that our company is wasting the money it spends on its patented 'Endure' manufacturing process, which ensures that our socks are strong enough to last for two years....
• The following appeared in a memo from the owner of Green Thumb Gardening Center, a small business serving a suburban town.
  "There is evidence that consumers are becoming more and more interested in growing their own vegetables....
• 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 appeared in an editorial in the local newspaper of Workville.
  "Workers should be allowed to reduce their workload from 40 to 25 or even 20 hours per week because it is clear that people who work part-time instead of full-time have better health and improved morale....