Getting Concise

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Getting Concise

• The trek to the top of Mt. Everest covers a
  distance of 32 kilometers.
• The trek to the top of Mt. Everest covers a
  distance of 32 kilometers.
• The trek to the top of Mr. Everest is 32
  kilometers.

2
Getting Concise

• Swenson said he uses a great deal of sugar in his
  hamburgers.
• Swenson said he uses a great deal of sugar in his
  hamburgers.
• Swenson said he uses a half teaspoon of sugar in
  each hamburger.

3
Getting Concise

• A group of duck hunters accidentally stumbled
  upon the wreckage while hunting.
• A group of duck hunters accidentally stumbled
  upon the wreckage while hunting.
• A group of duck hunters stumbled upon the
  wreckage.

4
Getting Concise

• Police said adverse weather conditions were the
  reason the cars crashed.
• Police said adverse weather conditions were the
  reason the cars crashed.
• Police said freezing rain caused the crash.

5
Getting Concise

• The storm came onto the scene all of a sudden.
• The storm came onto the scene all of a sudden.
• The storm came in suddenly.

6
Getting Concise

• Three armed gunmen robbed the TLC liquor store
  outlet in Kent yesterday.
• Three armed gunmen robbed the TLC liquor store
  outlet in Kent yesterday.
• Three gunmen robbed the TLC liquor store in Kent
  yesterday.

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Getting Concise

• As a matter of fact, the police said the
  explosion was a result of careless boiler
  maintenance.
• As a matter of fact, the police the explosion was
  a result of careless boiler maintenance.
• Police blamed the explosion on careless boiler
  maintenance.

8
Getting Concise

• The inauguration ceremony was short in duration.
• The inauguration ceremony was short in duration.
• The inauguration ceremony was short.

9
Getting Concise

• One way to avoid a drunken driving arrest is to
  travel in a chauffeur-driven limousine.
• One way to avoid a drunken driving arrest is to
  travel in a chauffeur-driven limousine.
• One way to avoid a drunken driving arrest is to
  travel in a limousine.

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Getting Concise

• The current temperature in Kent is 57 degrees.
• The current temperature in Kent is 57 degrees.
• Its 57 degrees in Kent.
• Rule Present tense currency