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- Mickey thought the staging of that play was quite imaginative.
- At this point in time, we need to consider a signifi cant budget cut.
- My reason for looking for a job is that I heard the company I work for is
downsizing. - The department head she said, “We’re not giving any bonuses at this time.”
Written Practice 9-12
Delete repetitions and overqualifi cations in the following sentences.
- Your schedule is completely full, so you won’t be going out for lunch.
- My reason for not returning the book to the library is that I hadn’t
fi nished it. - We were perfectly happy not to leave the house on a rainy day.
- Upon further refl ection, I’ve decided to adopt a kitten from the local
animal shelter. - At this point in time, a vacation is out of the question.
- As of that time, we still had our out-of-date computers.
- Midway between my house and yours there’s a beautiful park.
- My car it has 80,000 miles on its odometer.