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Exercise 3-4.5
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Quizzes: How to Revise > Avoiding clichés

Review the section about avoiding clichés on Page 51 of your text. Then read the following and revise to eliminate any overused expressions you find.

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The protest, reportedly organized by pacifists from out of town, began with a rally at the courthouse steps, where speakers of all spots and stripes lambasted the U.S. government for its role in the Iraq War.
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By 8 p.m. the crowd of 200 or so had warmed to a boil and began to show its true colors.
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Cool as cucumbers, police waited calmly at the corner of 6th and Broadway, where the two forces eventually met.
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When one group of demonstrators tried to topple a police car, they discovered they had been playing with a powder keg.
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The officers, who were armed to the teeth, swung into high gear and responded with truncheons and tear gas.
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Needless to say, the protesters beat a hasty retreat, took to their heels and dispersed, mostly just in the nick of time, with police in hot pursuit.
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"I've never seen so many people run so fast in so many directions," said Lt. Miguel Cruz, who didn't seem worse for the wear for his part in the incident.
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City officials say they will leave no stone unturned in exploring ways to make the demonstrators foot the bill for the police response.







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