Which of the following sentences is the most concisely worded?
A) The project manager is in charge of furnishing specifications until such time as the project gets underway.
B) All specifications should be provided by the project manager prior to the start of a project.
C) Project managers have the capability of changing specifications before the official start date.
D) Before the project begins, the engineers need the revised specifications from the project manager.
E) When it comes to specifications, the project manager must certainly be the only one to change them.

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D)The phrase "until such time" is verbose and the sentence uses the passive voice when the active voice would make it more concise.The phrase "prior to the start of" is also verbose,and the sentence uses the passive voice.In "have the capability of," "have" is an unnecessary auxillary verb.In "When it comes to," "it" is an unclear indefinite pronoun.

Which of the Following Sentences Is the Most Concisely Worded