Here are some of the culprits:
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in the event that |
due to the fact that |
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question as to whether or not |
for purposes of |
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in order to |
in the course of |
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in the process of |
despite the fact that |
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in regard to |
has the opportunity to |
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is engaged in |
at an early date |
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in a short period of time |
few in number |
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large in size |
reason is because |
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he is a man who |
it has come to our attention |
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in terms of |
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These phrases seem to have been crafted and
disseminated to extend 50-word ideas into 500-word essays. You're
not writing essays anymore. |