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                    The  problem  with  providing  compulsory/  elementary/  general/  higher/
                     professional/ secondary/ college/ university education ... is that P.
                    This  field  has  its  own  theoretical  orientation  and  ...  a  set  of  educational
                     procedures and methods.
               •     Educators ... are alarmed at the literacy situation in P.
                    This textbook ... is suitable for advanced/ basic/ introductory/ literacy courses in
                     climatology/ logic.
                    A University of California study ... suggests that P.
                    There is an. increasing interaction ... among scientists, universities and industry.
               •     Computer software ... evolves/ is found in various formats.
                    The software package NN ... integrates data about P.
                    This program involves ... complete processing of input text.
                    This parser is designed ... to process ambiguity in its input.
                    Multimedia ... is information presented in a combination of P and Q.
                  ...can  exist  on  platforms  P  and  Q/  has  reached  a  critical  stage.
                  ...is ideal for scholarly works.
                    This corporation envisions launching ... an advanced/ artificial/ communications/
                     computer/ data/ electronic/ global/ hard-wired/ high-speed/ nationwide/ wireless
                     network to deliver P.
                    Programs written in this style ... respond to P/ convert P into Q/ proved difficult
                     to check out.

                      4.Escaping jargon: “Words and expressions to avoid”

                       Jargon            Preferred               Jargon                Preferred Use
                                           Usage
               a majority of          most             it is suggested that        I think
               a number of            many             it is worth pointing out    note that
               accounted for  by the because           it may be that              I think
               fact
               along the lines of     like             it may, however, be noted but
                                                       that
               be  of  the  same agree                 lacked the ability to       couldn't
               opinion
               as a consequence of  because            large in size               large
               as a matter of fact    in fact          of great theoretical and    useful
               as is the case         as happens       practical importance
               at an earlier date     previously       on account of               because
               at the present time    now              on behalf of                for
               based on the fact that  because         on the basis of             by
               by means of            by, with         on the grounds that         since, because
               completely full        full             on the part of              by, among, for
               definitely proved      proved           owing to the fact that      since, because
               despite the fact that  although         perform                     do
               due to the fact that   because          pooled together             pooled
               during the course of  during, while  prior to                       before
               end result             result           quite unique                unique
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