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• 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....
• 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 the economic minister of the small country Paucia.
  "Using a newly developed variety of seed, farmers in our neighboring country Abundia produced 80 percent more rice last year than in any previous year....
• The following appeared in a memo from the president of Bower Builders, a company that constructs new homes.
  "A nationwide survey reveals that the two most desired home features are a bathroom with a whirlpool tub and a large kitchen....
• 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 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 memo from the president of a chain of cheese stores located throughout the United States.
  "For many years all the stores in our chain have stocked a wide variety of both domestic and imported cheeses....
• The following appeared in a clothing industry trade journal in the country of Sartoria.
  "A popular fashion magazine recently conducted a survey of consumers' opinions about clothing prices, using prepaid mailing envelopes....
• The following appeared in a memorandum from the president of Mira Vista College to the college's board of trustees.
  "At nearby Green Mountain College, which has more business courses and more job counselors than does Mira Vista College, 90 percent of last year's graduating seniors had job offers from prospective employers....