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There are two bar graphs. The
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bar graph illustrates the performance of a bus company of arriving on
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for both actual and
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, and the
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bar graph shows the number of
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they received during that period. Overall, the
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was higher throughout the period except 2003, compared to the actual goal achieved by the company, and the
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chart shows an upward trend, except in 2000. In 1999, the
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to be on
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was 86%, and the success rate was 85%.
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, in 2000, the gap was the largest where 82%
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of buses
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were on
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, and the
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was set at 86%. In 2001 and 2002 the
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was
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,
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85%, and approximately 84%
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of the
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buses arrived on
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. 2003 is the only year where the actual punctuality was over the
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goal by just 5 %. In 1999, 70
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were registered per thousand passengers. It was increased to 100 in 2000. Since 2001, it witnessed an upward trend and by 2003, 120
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were registered.

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    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
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    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
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