Hit the brakes before you hit the cliff.

Many of our sentences hit the cliff and keep on going into free fall, ending in a pile of useless or already understood information. Examine the last few words before every period and ask yourself if they are necessary. Often the answer is no; if they form a prepositional phrase (or two), the odds increase you can delete them.

But the facts of Brandeberry are not analogous to the present matter.

 

However, Proud Butterfly had never paid the full $130,137.70 to DBF pursuant to the terms of the Venezuelan Contract.

 

Kiewit sued Amelco alleging damages resulting from delays and additional costs to the project.

 

Mr. Krazinski was never discharged from the Company but rather voluntarily resigned from his position.

Here, Drake Jr. has had no contact and must be dismissed from this action.

 

The Trustee reiterates his request that Mr. Burdell authorize you to waive and accept service for this case.

You will astound yourself at how often useless words pile up at the end of your sentences. (I astound myself.) When you stop at the cliff, you keep your readers on solid ground and give them the traction to read faster.