Identify the cluttering phrases in the following sentences, change them into single words and rewrite the sentences. (a) This study is being conducted for the purpose of determining the material...

Identify the cluttering phrases in the following sentences, change them into single words and rewrite the sentences.

(a) This study is being conducted for the purpose of determining the material durability and is expected to be completed in the near future.

(b) Due to the fact that the lesson on cloning is quite interesting but difficult, the instructor decided to brief the concept prior to the start of the lesson.

(c) In view of the fact that around 20 percent of the information carefully collected by NASA on Jet Propulsion Laboratory during the course of the year 1976 has been lost, the Defense Department can no longer read certain records.