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  "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....
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  "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 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 the letter to an editor of a Myrian newspaper.
  "Under Governor Winslow's leadership over the past four years, Myria has enjoyed unprecedented prosperity....
• The following appeared in a letter to an editor. "In many countrie
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• The following appeared in a letter to the editor of the Parkville Daily Newspaper.
  "Throughout the country last year, as more and more children below the age of nine participated in youth-league softball and soccer, over 80,000 of these young players suffered injuries....
• Increased Electricity Consumption Blamed on Linux WASHINGTON, D.
  C. -- The US Department of Energy claims Linux is partially responsible for the increased demand for electricity during the past year....
• The following appeared in a memo at the XYZ company.
  "When XYZ lays off employees, it pays Delany Personnel Firm to offer those employees assistance in creating resum....