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<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="by">by</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="His">His</span> <span word="temperament">temperament</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="suited">suited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="theatre">theatre</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Theatre">Theatre</span> <span word="belongs">belongs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="realm">realm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arts">arts</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="talent">talent</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="be">be</span> <span word="agreeable">agreeable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cooperative">cooperative</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="degree">degree</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="degree">degree</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="how">how</span> “<span word="he">he</span>” <span word="thinks">thinks</span>, <span word="believing">believing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="temperament">temperament</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="suited">suited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="theatre">theatre</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="talent">talent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shine">shine</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="than">than</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="specifically">specifically</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Usually">Usually</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="collectively">collectively</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="individual">individual</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="herself">herself</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="entrusted">entrusted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="venue">venue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="inspection">inspection</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="finally">finally</span>, <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="him">him</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="hopefully">hopefully</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="future">future</span>) <span word="alone">alone</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dictatorship">dictatorship</span>, <span word="whereby">whereby</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="him">him</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="dictators">dictators</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>) <span word="alone">alone</span>.</p>
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