Tighten up your copy by minimizing "to be" verbs and auxiliary modals.

copy_tightener.sh

# minimize the use of these for better copy
# am,is,are,was,were,be,being,been,become,became,has,have,had,do,does,did,may,might,must,can,could,shall,should,will,would
\Aam\A\|\Ais\A\|\Aare\A\|\Awas\A\|\Awere\A\|\Abe\A\|\Abeing\A\|\Abeen\A\|\Abecome\A\|\Abecame\A\|\Ahas\A\|\Ahave\A\|\Ahad\A\|\Ado\A\|\Adoes\A\|\Adid\A\|\Amay\A\|\Amight\A\|\Amust\A\|\Acan\A\|\Acould\A\|\Ashall\A\|\Ashould\A\|\Awill\A\|\Awould