The terms of this agreement
Oft rendered as “pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement”. Could more elegantly be rendered as “under”, or even “ ”.
Fact: adding “pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement” ten times a page across a twenty page agreement adds 1,400 words to the document.
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