112、The following appeared in a memo¹ to the Saluda town council from the town’s business manager.

“Research indicates that those who exercise regularly are hospitalized less than half as often as those who don’t exercise. By providing a well-equipped gym for Saluda’s municipal employees, we should be able to reduce the cost of our group health insurance coverage² by approximately 50% and thereby³ achieve a balanced town budget.”

120、The following appeared in a corporate⁴ planning memorandum⁵ for a company that develops amusement parks.

“Because travel from our country to foreign countries has increased dramatically in recent years, our next project should be a World Tour theme park with replicas⁶ of famous foreign buildings, rides that have international themes, and refreshment⁷ stands serving only foods from the country represented by the nearest ride. The best location would be near our capital city, which has large percentages of international residents and of children under the age of 16. Given the advantages of this sit e and the growing interest in foreign countries, the World Tour theme park should be as successful as our Space Travel theme park, where attendance has increased tenfold over the past decade.”

123、The following appeared in a letter to the editor of a River City newspaper.

“The Clio Development Group’s plan for a multilevel parking garage on Dock Street should be approved in order to strengthen the economy of the surrounding area. Although most of the buildings on the block would have to be demolished⁸, they are among the oldest in the city and thus of little current economic value. Those who oppose the project should realize that historic preservation⁹ cannot be the only consideration: even Athens or Jerusalem will knock down old buildings to put up new ones that improve the local economy.”

124、The following appeared in a memorandum from the owner of Carlo’s Clothing to the staff.

“Since Disc Depot¹⁰, the music store on the next block, began a new radio advertising¹¹ campaign last year, its business has grown dramatically, as evidenced by the large increase in foot traffic into the store. While the Disc Depot’s owners have apparently¹² become wealthy enough to retire, profits at Carlo’s Clothing have remained stagnant¹³ for the past three years. In order to boost our sales and profits, we should therefore switch from newspaper advertising to frequent radio advertisements like those for Disc Depot.”

125、The following appeared as part of the business plan of the Capital Idea investment firm.

“Across town in the Park Hill district, the Thespian¹⁴ Theater, Pizzazz Pizza, and the Niblick Golf Club have all had business increases within the past two years. Capital Idea should therefore invest in the Roxy Playhouse, the Slice-o’-Pizza, and the Divot Golf Club, three new businesses in the Irongate district. As a condition, we should require them to participate in a special program: Any customer who ivating customers to patronize all three, we will thus contribute to the profitability of each and maximize our return.”