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• The following appeared as part of a memo from the president of Automate, a company that manufactures automobiles.
  "It has come to my attention that Sparks, Inc., the manufacturing company that just moved into our state, is advertising job openings at salaries that are twice as high as those paid to our experienced assembly-line workers....
• 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 as part of a memo from the manager of a hazardous-waste disposal company.
  "Our new plan will help us better protect our staff against exposure to toxic chemical...
• 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 the chief executive of a video game company.
  "We have recently been offered the opportunity to buy the rights to produce a video game based on the soon-to-be-published children's book 'Squirrel Power,' by Peter Wood....
• The following is a recommendation from the director of personnel to the president of Professional Printing Company.
  "In a recent telephone survey of automobile factory workers, older employees were less likely to report that having a supervisor present increases their productivity....
• The vice president for human resources at Climpson Industries sent the following recommendation to the company's president.
  "In an effort to improve our employees' productivity, we should implement electronic monitoring of employees' Internet use from their workstations....
• 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....
• The following is a recommendation from the human resources department at Techforce Computer Company.
  "Many working parents report that problems related to their childcare arrangements are a major reason for absenteeism from their jobs....