Effective Sentences
September 14, 2011
ENG 301
Effective Sentences
1. A) The causes of burnout can be studied from three perspectives: (1) physiological---the roles of sleep, diet, and physical fatigue; (2) psychological---the roles of guilt, fear, jealousy, and frustration; (3) environmental---the role of the physical surroundings at home and at work.
B) There are several problems with the online registration system used at Dickerson University: * The lists of closed sections cannot be updated as often as necessary. * The students who want to register in a closed section must be assigned to a special terminal. * The computer staff is not trained to handle student problems. * The Computer Center’s own terminals cannot be used on the system. As a result, the university has to rent 15 extra terminals to handle registration.
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A) If we get the contract, we must be ready by June 1 with the necessary personnel and equipment to get the job done. With this in mind, a staff meeting, which all group managers are expected to attend, is scheduled for February 12.
B) Once we get the results of the stress tests on the 125-Z fiberglass mix, we will have a better idea of where we stand in terms of our time constraints. If the mix isn’t suitable, we will really have to hurry to find and test a replacement by the Phase 1 deadline.
C) Although we had a frank discussion with Backer’s legal staff, we were unable to get them to discuss specifics on what they would be looking for in an our of court settlement. However, they gave us a strong impression that they would rather settle out of court.
3. A) I need a figure on the surrender value of the policy A4399827. Can you get me this figure by tomorrow?
B) The program obviously contains an error, as we didn’t get the results we anticipated. Please ask Paul Davis to test the program.
C) The supervisor is responsible for processing the outgoing mail, as well as maintaining and operating the equipment.
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ENG 301
Effective Sentences
1. A) The causes of burnout can be studied from three perspectives: (1) physiological---the roles of sleep, diet, and physical fatigue; (2) psychological---the roles of guilt, fear, jealousy, and frustration; (3) environmental---the role of the physical surroundings at home and at work.
B) There are several problems with the online registration system used at Dickerson University: * The lists of closed sections cannot be updated as often as necessary. * The students who want to register in a closed section must be assigned to a special terminal. * The computer staff is not trained to handle student problems. * The Computer Center’s own terminals cannot be used on the system. As a result, the university has to rent 15 extra terminals to handle registration.
2.
A) If we get the contract, we must be ready by June 1 with the necessary personnel and equipment to get the job done. With this in mind, a staff meeting, which all group managers are expected to attend, is scheduled for February 12.
B) Once we get the results of the stress tests on the 125-Z fiberglass mix, we will have a better idea of where we stand in terms of our time constraints. If the mix isn’t suitable, we will really have to hurry to find and test a replacement by the Phase 1 deadline.
C) Although we had a frank discussion with Backer’s legal staff, we were unable to get them to discuss specifics on what they would be looking for in an our of court settlement. However, they gave us a strong impression that they would rather settle out of court.
3. A) I need a figure on the surrender value of the policy A4399827. Can you get me this figure by tomorrow?
B) The program obviously contains an error, as we didn’t get the results we anticipated. Please ask Paul Davis to test the program.
C) The supervisor is responsible for processing the outgoing mail, as well as maintaining and operating the equipment.
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