Put Verbs to Work

Revise these sentences to eliminate some of the abstract nouns and make verbs do more of the work. You will likely also be able to eliminate several unnecessary words in each example without changing the meaning. Please note that the suggested solutions are not the only solutions.

Example 1

The mission team, having held meetings with the relevant authorities, conducted a thorough evaluation and assessment of the situation in question.

Example 2

As of yet, there is no clear indication of the precise extent to which the privatization process will actually be carried out or implemented. At such time as more information becomes available for analysis, staff will conduct an in-depth review on the matter of the privatization process.

Example 3

According to Bank policy, the hiring of STCs by staff should be done only for the provision of support for a specific task.

Example 4

The determination of a long-term policy and the related establishment of improved administrative procedures would have the result of helping the achievement of the target growth rate.