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     Jargon                            Preferred Usage

     has the capability of             can
     have the appearance of            look like

     having regard to                  about
     immune serum                      antiserum
     impact (v.)                       affect
     implement                         start, put into action

     important essentials              essentials
     in a number of cases              some
     in a position to                  can, may
     in a satisfactory manner          satisfactorily

     in a situation in which           when
     in a very real sense              in a sense (or leave out)
     in almost all instances           nearly always
     in case                           if

     in close proximity to             close, near
     in connection with                about, concerning
     in light of the fact that         because
     in many cases                     often

     in my opinion it is not an unjustifiable  I think
     assumption that
     in only a small number of cases   rarely

     in order to                       to
     in relation to                    toward, to
     in respect to                     about

     in some cases                     sometimes
     in terms of                       about
     in the absence of                 without
     in the event that                 if
     in the not-too-distant future     soon

     in the possession of              has, have
     in this day and age               today
     in view of the fact that          because, since

     inasmuch as                       for, as
     incline to the view               think
     initiate                          begin, start
     is defined as                     is
     is desirous of                    wants



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