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I feel like complex sentences like this need braces to make them clear. Like, programming-language-style indentation would help a lot. " Each Party sh
by Pxtl 4y ago
I feel like complex sentences like this need braces to make them clear. Like, programming-language-style indentation would help a lot.
"
Each Party shall endeavor to ensure that {
energy-related activities that {
do not result in a facility exceeding its previously authorized capacity
AND that are limited to {
performing maintenance work on,
OR ensuring the safety of,
} existing cross-border infrastructure
} may be undertaken under the initial authorization and shall not require a new authorization.
}
"
this is silly, but in this view I can clearly see "okay, where's the beginning and end of the stuff Each Party Shall Endeavor To Ensure".
- xboxnolifes 4y agoIts not that silly. Many of these run on sentences could be made much more clear by using bulleted lists, which is basically what you are suggesting. Though, mixing ANDs and ORs can be tricky in such cases at times.
- Sprocklem 4y agoAlternatively, this is the original sentence with the embedded clauses moved to the end: > Each Party shall endeavor to ensure that energy-related activities may be undertaken under the initial authorization and shall not require a new authorization, as long as these activities do not result in a facility exceeding its previously authorized capacity and are limited to performing maintenance work on, or ensuring the safety of, existing cross-border infrastructure. It is incredible how much clearer the sentence becomes with this simple change. The only part that remains even slightly challenging is "or ensuring the safety of".