the return of the passive voice

i previously wrote abt my propensity for the passive and like it or not, the voice is making a comeback. now that i'm once again concentrating on the quality of the material that i write (because i have to) i have become aware of the prevalence of the voice in what i write. my good ol' lawyering prof is the only person who took the time to fine pick his way through my writing, and he was of the opinion that excising the voice from my writing would make it more effective.

anyway, i've just spent the past hour or so, looking up the intracacies of international construction contracts and it reminded me of the legal research from last year. the only difference is that this time i'm focusing on the start of the story, as opposed to resolving a legal issue once things have not gone as planned. it's an interesting perspective, and likely the kind of work i'll end up doing since litigation is really not my cup of tea...

in a way the pressure is less as there are no formal tests involved in this. but then again a high-level delegation is going to be discussing what i end up preparing (or more likely collaborating on) in less than two weeks. real life is so much more fun than school :)