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Give Your Main Clause A Little Space. Prose Is Not Like Boxing; The Skilled Writer Deliberately Telegraphs His Punch, Knowing That The Reader Wants To Take The Message Directly On The Chin.

If America Cannot Win A War In A Week, It Begins Negotiating With Itself.

A Man Who Lies, Thinking It Is The Truth, Is An Honest Man, And A Man Who Tells The Truth, Believing It To Be A Lie, Is A Liar.

Different Regions May Require Different Strategies, As President Bush Has Noted, But Not Different Basic Principles. It's Either Collective Security Or Selective Security.

Why Use A Modifier To Set Straight A Not-quite-right Noun When The Right Noun Is Available?