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• The following appeared in a memo to managers of Christine's, a chain of craft stores.
  "Several major newspapers have recently run articles noting an increased interest in pottery....
• The following is a memorandum from the business manager of WLSS television station.
  "Over the past year, our late-night news program has devoted increasingly more time to covering national news and less time to covering weather and local news....
• The following appeared in a memo from the manager of television station KICK.
  "A nationwide survey reveals that a sizeable majority of men would like to see additional sports programs on television....
• The following appeared in the annual report of a chain of stores that sell supplies for do-it-yourself home improvements.
  "Current reports indicate that sales of new homes nationwide declined by 9 percent during the past year, while sales of existing homes increased by 16 percent....
• The following appeared as a letter to the editor of a local Solano newspaper.
  "The Solano school district should do away with its music education programs....
• 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 appeared in a memorandum from the planning department of an electric power company.
  "Several recent surveys indicate that homeowners are increasingly eager to conserve energy and manufacturers are now marketing many home appliances, such as refrigerators and air conditioners, that are almost twice as energy-efficient as those sold a decade ago....
• The following is a memorandum issued by the publisher of a newsmagazine, Newsbeat, in the country of Dinn.
  "Our poorest-selling magazine issues over the past three years were those that featured international news stories on their front covers....
• The following is a memo from the business manager of Valu-Mart stores.
  "Over 70 percent of the respondents to a recent survey reported that they are required to take more work home with them from the workplace than they were in the past....