§ 15.145. Preferred expressions.
Unless there are special reasons to the contrary, the following expressions should be avoided or used as indicated:
Avoid Use it is directed shall it is the duty shall is authorized may is empowered may it shall be lawful may accorded given afforded given prior to before subsequent to after at the time when hereafter after this act takes effect heretofore before this act takes effect period of time period, time during such time as while during the course of during for the duration of during until such time as until forthwith immediately per annum, per day, per foot a year, a day, a foot per centum percent pursuant to under under the provisions of under provision of law law effectuate carry out and/or ‘‘either X or Y or both of them’’ or ‘‘X and Y or either of them’’ is able to can is unable to cannot feasible possible the Congress Congress law passed law enacted approximately about expend spend enter into a contract with contract with is binding upon binds donate give modify change provided, further; provided,
however; provided that‘‘except,’’ ‘‘but’’ or
‘‘however’’ or start a new
sentenceprovided (conjunction) ‘‘if’’ or ‘‘but’’ every person, all persons a person null and void void constitute and appoint appoint is applicable applies fail, refuse or neglect fail is able to can is unable to cannot effectuate carry out be and the same is hereby is is defined and shall be
construed to meanmeans means and includes ‘‘means’’ or ‘‘includes’’ as
required
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