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any health reform bill...'” “Talking with reporters, Mr. Clinton defended his Bosnian policy as prudent and restrained.”
Sometimes a prepositional phrase, can be drafted to introduce a sentence: “In a blaze of Super Bowjb glory, Troy Aikman led the Dallas. Cowboys,” etc.” “In the space of five seconds, the earthquake caused $30 billion in damages.” ’
Writers should try different formats. Nowhere is it decreed that all our sentences must walk like elephants, trunk to tail, subject, predicate, object, always in a row. Mix 'em up! But in seeking variety, take care that your packed house doesn’t walk unannounced on stage.
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