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Exercise 16.1
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Exercise 16.1

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Exercise 16.1 (22.0K)

Edit the following sentences for broadcast style.
  1. VOTERS APPROVED A $13.5 MILLION BOND ISSUE BY A 4-1 MARGIN.
  2. 2.1% OF THE DISTRICT'S 99,985 REGISTERED VOTERS CAST BALLOTS.
  3. THE ISSUE WAS APPROVED AT ALL 11 OF THE DISTRICT'S POLLING SITES.
  4. ABOUT 35,000 WORKERS ARE EXPECTED TO STRIKE.
  5. THE DEFICIT IS EXPECTED TO BE $5,050,000.85.
  6. ONLY ABOUT 1/8 OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS CAST BALLOTS.
  7. THE REGISTRATION FEE FOR THE SUMMER PROGRAM WILL BE $35.50.
  8. WILLARD JOHNSON, 82, A STATE SENATOR, DIED FRIDAY.
  9. NEARLY 1,000,000 FARMERS ARE HAVING FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES.
  10. "I EXPECT THE PRESIDENT TO VETO THE BILL," THE SENATOR SAID.
  11. CHARLES DARLINGTON, A STATE REPRESENTATIVE FROM NUCKOLLS COUNTY, WAS ELECTED SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
  12. THE NATIVE OF LINCOLN, NEB., IS THE FEATURED SPEAKER.
  13. HE WAS REPRESENTED BY AN ACLU ATTORNEY.
  14. JOHN SMITH, A 36-YEAR-OLD UNEMPLOYED ROOFER WITH A HISTORY OF SEX-CRIME CONVICTIONS, WAS CHARGED WITH RAPE TODAY IN COUNTY COURT.
  15. JOHNSON WAS THE TEAM'S LEADING SCORER WITH TWENTY-THREE POINTS.