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Appendix B -- Preferred Expressions
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expirationend
feasiblepossible
for the duration ofduring
for the purpose of holding
[or other gerund]
to hold or comparable infinitive
for the reason thatbecause
forthwithimmediately
frequentlyoften
hereafterafter this... takes effect
heretoforebefore this... takes effect
implementcarry out, do follow
portionpart
possesshave
preservekeep
priorearlier
prior tobefore
proceedgo, go ahead

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