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At this point in time it seems that the end result of the study that was conducted on the ability of certain herbal remedies to mount a successful battle against the common cold is inconclusive. Seeing as how these were the findings, the team heading up the research decided that a reformulation of the herbal \"cocktail\" was called for. The consensus of opinion was that the researchers had to face up to the not very unique prospect of repeating again this costly study, this time redefinitizing their objectives. Despite the fact that this type of research that is funded by the government is so very vital, the researchers knew that on account of the end results of the previous study, they would at the present time have a more difficult time securing the additional funding that would make this kind of a new study possible.

A team of scientists is seeking government funding for a second costly research project aimed at discovering herbal remedies for the common cold. Although results of the first project were inconclusive, researchers hope redefining the study’s objectives will justify additional funding. Analysis At this point in time it seems that [wordiness] the end result [redundancy] of the study that was conducted on the ability of certain herbal remedies to mount a successful battle [redundancy and wordiness] against the common cold is inconclusive. Seeing as how these were the findings, [wordiness] the team heading up [unnecessary up] the research decided that a reformulation of the herbal "cocktail" was called for. [wordiness] The consensus of opinion [redundancy and wordiness] was that the researchers had to face up [unnecessary up] to the not very unique prospect [wordiness; unclear] of repeating again [redundancy] this costly study, this time redefinitizing [“verbized” noun] their objectives. Despite the fact that [wordiness] this type of research that [unnecessary that] is funded by the government is so very vital, [redundancy] the researchers knew that on account of the [wordiness] end results [wordiness] of the previous study, they would at the present time [wordiness; split construction] have a more difficult time securing the additional funding that would make this kind of a new [redundancy] study possible.