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English has good adverbs for almost all situations.
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Wordy Phrase |
Concise Expression |
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on an annual basis |
yearly |
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in a professional manner |
professionally |
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in a short period of time |
quickly |
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on an as-needed basis |
as needed |
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in a competent fashion |
competently |
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on a going-forward basis |
hereafter |
Examples
1. Input consists of the Change Activity Extract file generated
by TRACER on a daily basis and accumulated by NQ11 over
a period of one week.
Rewrite: Input consists of the Change Activity Extract
file generated by TRACER daily and accumulated by NQ11 weekly.
2. If dates are discussed and agreed upon, the customer will
be more likely to complete the forms in a timely manner resulting
in quicker timeframes and less need for follow up.
Rewrite: If dates are discussed and agreed upon, the
customer will be more likely to complete the forms promptly resulting
in quicker resolutions and less need for follow up.
3. It affects the team in a negative fashion when people
avoid their duties and make someone else responsible for completing
that task.
Rewrite: It undermines the team when people avoid their
duties and make someone else responsible for completing that
task.
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