To write plainly and concisely, use how or the way instead of the roundabout phrases the manner in which or the way in which.
- Wordy: Please explain in the submission the manner in which the proposed system meets user requirements.
- Concise: Please explain in the submission how the proposed system meets user requirements.
- Wordy: Employees received praise for the way in which they carried out their duties.
- Concise: Employees received praise for the way they carried out their duties.
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