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• The following appeared in a letter to the Grandview City Council from a local business leader.
  "During last year's severe drought, when the water supply in the Grandview city reservoir fell to an extremely low level, the city council imposed much more rigid water-rationing rules....
• 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 in Sophia County.
  "Census data indicate that the number of retired couples without children who are moving into Sophia County is steadily rising...
• 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....
• Waste not, get your budget cut next year.
• The following appeared in a memo from the marketing director of Bargain Brand Cereals.
  "One year ago we introduced our first product, 'Bargain Brand' breakfast cereal....
• The following appeared in a proposal from the economic minister of the country of Paraterra.
  "In order to strengthen its lagging economy, last year the government of the nearby country of Bellegea began an advertising campaign to promote ecologically sound tourism (ecotourism)....