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to design and format sett report
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Ineure or ure penses
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summary af completed activesfee eee ee
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Briefings and White Papers
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ports the lay |} +} tigate 2:3 show he st pope of si page wit apr om the US
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Using Style and Design in Activity Reports
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As yu revise your document wth yen mind pay tention to the lowing tems
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rnd atement oc hk te eso the paragraph wl sup
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The design of your set repot should be saightrward ako Usa the design
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standardized fon ab ep wl spy the fra or sty
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Revising, Editing, and Proofreading
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rents, you sould devote some tine a reiigeliing al pronreating them, You
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beste by aon who ar eying oie eat where sae were made An
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