corporate-wide, as policy decision on corporate-wide in"…a decision…". Any policy will by its nature affect the whole organization -- and WFP is not a corporation. detailed (analysis). An analysis must by nature pay attention to detail. duly, as in "... authorized ..." or "... signed ...". Unnecessary. duly duly effective(ly), as in " proposals for strategies to address the problem effective … Avoid. Nobody is going to propose ineffective strategies; in any case, …". effectiveness is determined after the event. efforts, as in WFP will continue its advocacy for Unnecessary. efforts "… …". as in is affected by recurrent flood Unnecessary. events, events "… …". Do not use as a synonym for "food". Use "food food commodity. commodity item(s)" if you need to specify, just as "non-food item(s)" is used. The OED defines a commodity as "... a thing that is an object of trade, a raw material or esp. agricultural crop". Usually redundant. furthermore, in addition, moreover, similarly. including, as in all beneficiaries, women and children including "… …". Unnecessary. mutual (agreement). An agreement is by definition mutual. as in ensure that staff have the skills to necessary, necessary Unnecessary. "… …". respective(ly), as in will report to their departments Avoid respective "… …". constructions such as rose by 2.5 percent and 3.6 percent in 2004 and "… 2005 Use rose by 2.5 percent in 2004 and by 3.6 percent in respectively …". "… 2005 …". some, approximately, more than, over, as in "... targeting 600,000 approximately beneficiaries ...". Unnecessary. specific, as in "... must give reasons ..." or "... in the event of an specific specific emergency ...". Unnecessary.
corporate-wide, as in"…a corporate-wide policy decision…". Any decision on policy will by its nature affect the whole organization -- and WFP is not a corporation. detailed (analysis). An analysis must by nature pay attention to detail. duly, as in "... duly authorized ..." or "... duly signed ...". Unnecessary. effective(ly), as in " … proposals for effective strategies to address the problem …". Avoid. Nobody is going to propose ineffective strategies; in any case, effectiveness is determined after the event. efforts, as in "… WFP will continue its advocacy efforts for …". Unnecessary. events, as in "… is affected by recurrent flood events …". Unnecessary. food commodity. Do not use commodity as a synonym for "food". Use "food item(s)" if you need to specify, just as "non-food item(s)" is used. The OED defines a commodity as "... a thing that is an object of trade, esp. a raw material or agricultural crop". furthermore, in addition, moreover, similarly. Usually redundant. including, as in "… all beneficiaries, including women and children …". Unnecessary. mutual (agreement). An agreement is by definition mutual. necessary, as in "… ensure that staff have the necessary skills to …". Unnecessary. respective(ly), as in "… will report to their respective departments …". Avoid constructions such as "… rose by 2.5 percent and 3.6 percent in 2004 and 2005 respectively …". Use "… rose by 2.5 percent in 2004 and by 3.6 percent in 2005 …". some, approximately, more than, over, as in "... targeting approximately 600,000 beneficiaries ...". Unnecessary. specific, as in "... must give specific reasons ..." or "... in the specific event of an emergency ...". Unnecessary.
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