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Bold marks the dirty dozen, the 12 offenders most likely to weaken your work.


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  a and/or b  a or b or both
  accompany  go with
  accomplish  carry out, do
  accorded  given
  accordingly  so
  accrue  add, gain
  accurate  correct, exact, right
  additional  added, more, other
  address  discuss
  addressees  you
  addressees are requested  (omit), please
  adjacent to   next to
  advantageous  helpful
  adversely impact on  hurt, set back
  advise  recommend, tell
  afford an opportunity  allow, let
  aircraft  plane
  allocate  divide
  anticipate  expect
  a number of  some
  apparent  clear, plain
  appreciable  many
  appropriate  (omit), proper, right
  approximate  about
  arrive onboard  arrive
  as a means of  to
  ascertain  find out, learn
  as prescribed by  in, under
  assist, assistance  aid, help
  attain  meet
  attempt  try
  at the present time  at present, now
  be advised  (omit)
  benefit  help
  by means of  by, with
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  capability  ability
  caveat  warning
  close proximity   near
  combat environment  combat
  combined  joint
  commence  begin, start
  comply with  follow
  component  part
  comprise  form, include, make up
  concerning  about, on
  consequently  so
  consolidate  combine, join, merge
  constitutes  is, forms, makes up
  contains  has
  convene  meet
  currently  (omit), now
  deem  believe, consider, think
  delete  cut, drop
  demonstrate  prove, show
  depart  leave
  designate  appoint, choose, name
  desire  want, wish
  determine  decide, figure, find
  disclose  show
  discontinue  drop, stop
  disseminate  give, issue, pass, send
  due to the fact that  due to, since
  during the period  during
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  effect modifications  make changes
  elect  choose, pick
  eliminate  cut, drop, end
  employ  use
  encounter  meet
  endeavor  try
  ensure  make sure
  enumerate  count
  equipments  equipment
  equitable  fair
  establish  set up, prove, show
  evidenced  showed
  evident  clear
  exhibit  show
  expedite  hasten, speed up
  expeditious  fast, quick
  expend  spend
  expertise  ability
  expiration  end
  facilitate  ease, help
  failed to   didn't
  feasible  can be done, workable
  females  women
  finalize  complete, finish
  for a period of   for
  for example,______etc.  for example, such as
  forfeit  give up, lose
  forward  send
  frequently  often
  function  act, role, work
  furnish  give, send
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  has a requirement for  needs
  herein  here
  heretofore  until now
  herewith  below, here
  however  but
  identical  same
  identify  find, name, show
  immediately  at once
  impacted  affected, changed
  implement  carry out, start
  in accordance with  by, following, per, under
  in addition  also, besides, too
  in an effort to  to
  inasmuch as   since
  in a timely manner  on time, promptly
  inception  start
  incumbent upon  must
  indicate  show, write down
  indication  sign
  initial  first
  initiate  start
  in lieu of  instead
  in order that  for, so
  in order to   to
  in regard to   about, concerning, on
  in relation to   about, with, to
  inter alia  (omit)
  interface  meet, work with
  interpose no objection  don't object
  in the amount of   for
  in the event of  if
  in the near future  shortly, soon
  in the process of  (omit)
  in view of  since
  in view of the above  so
  is applicable to  applies to
  is authorized to  may
  is in consonance with   agrees with, follows
  is responsible for  (omit) handles
  it appears   seems
  it is   (omit)
  it is essential   must, need to
  it is requested  please, we request, I request
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  liaison  discussion
  limited number  limits
  magnitude  size
  maintain  keep, support
  maximum  greatest, largest, most
  methodology  method
  minimize  decrease, method
  minimum  least, smallest
  modify  change
  monitor  check, watch
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  necessitate  cause, need
  notify  let know, tell
  not later than 10 May  by 10 May, before 11 May
  not later than 1600  by 1600
  notwithstanding  inspite of, still
  numerous  many
  objective  aim, goal
  obligate  bind, compel
  observe  see
  on a _________basis  (omit)
  operate  run, use, work
  optimum  best, greatest, most
  option  choice, way
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  parameters  limits
  participate  take part
  perform  do
  permit  let
  pertaining to  about, of, on
  portion  part
  possess  have, own
  practicable  practical
  preclude  prevent
  previous  earlier
  previously  before
  prioritize  rank
  prior to  before
  proceed  do, go ahead, try
  procure  (omit)
  proficiency  skill
  promulgate  issue, publish
  provide  give, offer, say
  provided that  if
  provides guidance for  guides
  purchase  buy
  pursuant to  by, following, per, under
  reflect  say, show
  regarding  about, of, on
  relative to  about, on
  relocate  move
  remain  stay
  remain  stay
  remainder  rest
  remuneration  pay, payment
  render  give, make
  represents  is
  request  ask
  require  must, need
  requirement  need
  reside  live
  retain  keep
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  said, some, such  the, this, that
  selection  choice
  set forth in   in
  similar to  like
  solicit  ask for, request
  state-of-the-art  latest
  subject  the, this, your
  submit  give, send
  subsequent  later, next
  subsequently  after, later, then
  substantial  large, much
  successfully complete  complete, pass
  sufficient  enough
  take action to  (omit)
  terminate  end, stop
  the month of   (omit)
  there are  (omit)
  therefore  so
  therein  there
  there is  (omit)
  thereof  its, their
  the undersigned   I
  the use of  (omit)
  this activity, command  us, we
  timely  prompt
  time period   (either one)
  transmit  send
  type  (omit)
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  under the provisions of  under
  until such time as  until
  utilize, utilization  use
  validate  confirm
  viable  practical, workable
  vice  instead of, versus
  warrant  call for, permit
  whereas  because, since
  with reference to  about
  with the exception of   except for
  witnessed  saw
  your office  you
  / (slash)  and, or
 
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