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  "In the last three quarters of this year, under the leadership of our president, Pat Salvo, our profits have fallen considerably....
• 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 memo from a vice president of a large, highly diversified company.
  "Ten years ago our company had two new regional office buildings built in two different regions....
• The following appeared in a memo from Grocery Town's regional manager.
  "The new Grocery Town store in Elm City, located near a new residential development, has a 'high-low' pricing policy where average prices are relatively high, but deep discounts are offered on some items in weekly specials....
• The following is a recommendation from the personnel director to the president of Acme Publishing Company.
  "Many other companies have recently stated that having their employees take the Easy Read Speed-Reading Course has greatly improved productivity....
• 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 following was taken from a guide for aspiring writers.
  "New writers usually cannot convince large, prestigious publishers that their work is marketable, so they must first publish with smaller, less well-known presses to establish a sales record....
• The following appeared in a letter to the editor of the Walnut Grove town newspaper.
  "Walnut Grove's town council has advocated switching from EZ Disposal (which has had the contract for trash collection services in Walnut Grove for the past ten years) to ABC Waste, because EZ recently raised its monthly fee from $...
• 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....