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• The following appeared in a memo from the president of Viva-Tech, a manufacturer of high-tech medical equipment.
  "In order to reduce costs, we should close some of our existing small assembly plants and build a large central plant....
• The following appeared in a memo from a budget planner for the City of Grandview.
  "To avoid a budget deficit next year, the City of Grandview must eliminate its funding for the Grandview Symphony....
• The following appeared in a newsletter from a political organization.
  "In order to promote economic growth in the city, city residents should vote 'yes' on the state government's proposal to build a new expressway linking the outlying suburbs directly to the city center....
• The following is a letter that recently appeared in the Oak City Gazette, a local newspaper.
  "Membership in Oak City's Civic Club . a club whose primary objective is to discuss local issues ....
• The following appeared in a letter from the mayor of Tudor City.
  "After a major airline chose Yorkville as its regional flight hub, the number of businesses in that city almost doubled and local tax revenue increased by 50 percent....
• The following appeared in a recommendation from the planning department of the city of Transopolis.
  "Ten years ago, as part of a comprehensive urban renewal program, the city of Transopolis adapted for industrial use a large area of severely substandard housing near the freeway....
• The following appeared as an editorial in one of Coleville's city newspapers.
  "Even though a high percentage of Coleville City's businesses failed last year, we who live in Coleville City should keep in mind the fact that the Coleville region has attracted a great many new businesses over the last three years....
• The following appeared in an editorial in the Mason City newspaper.
  "At present, Mason City residents seldom use the nearby Mason River for any kind of recreational activity, even though surveys of the region's residents consistently rank water sports (swimming, fishing, and boating) as a favorite form of recreation....
• 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....