Refrain from stating the obvious

Instead of the longer phrase on the left, try to use the tighter option on the right:

12 midnight ~midnight
12 noon ~noon
3 am in the morning ~3 am
afforded the opportunity ~given the opportunity
a great deal of ~many, most or much
a number of ~a few, some, many, or several
a person who is honest ~an honest person
as a result of ~because, because of, or since
as to whether ~whether
a total of 14 birds ~14 birds
at this point in time ~at this point/now
biography of her life ~biography
by means of ~by
circle around ~circle
close proximity ~proximity
completely unanimous ~unanimous
consensus of opinion ~consensus
each and every ~each
enclosed herewith ~enclosed
endeavour ~try
end results ~results
exactly the same ~the same
final completion ~completion
free gift ~gift
for the purpose of ~for, to or of
he/she is a person who… ~he/she
implementing ~carrying out
important/basic essential ~essential
inception ~start, beginning
incorrect ~wrong
in order to ~to
in spite of the fact that ~although
in the first place ~first or firstly
in the event that ~if
in the context of ~about, for
in many cases ~often
job functions ~job or functions
month of June ~June
one and the same ~the same
participate ~take part in
particular interest ~interest
period of four days ~four days
personal opinion ~opinion
pertaining to ~belonging to/relating to
the reason why is because ~the reason is that
repeat again ~repeat
return again ~return
surrounded on all sides ~surrounded

Have I left any out?

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