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• The following appeared in a memorandum from the president of Excello Food Markets.
  "In 90 towns where Excello has food markets, natural-food stores specializing in organic food products ....
• The following appeared in a memorandum from the president of Humana College.
  "Last year the number of students who enrolled in long-distance degree programs at OmniU niversity increased by 50%....
• 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 newsletter offering advice to investors.
  "Over 80 percent of the respondents to a recent survey indicated a desire to reduce their intake of foods containing fats and cholesterol, and today low-fat products abound in many food stores....
• 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 letter to the editor of a Batavia newspaper.
  "The department of agriculture in Batavia reports that the number of dairy farms throughout the country is now 25 percent greater than it was 10 years ago....
• 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 a memorandum from a vice president of the Megamart department store chain.
  "For the third year in a row, the average household income in our country has risen significantly....
• The following recommendation was made by the Human Resources Manager to the board of directors of the Fancy Toy Company.
  "In the last three quarters of this year, under the leadership of our president, Pat Salvo, our profits have fallen considerably....