1) The phrase "in order" is often extraneous and can be omitted. Here are two examples, courtesy of a helpful staff member who spotted the problem: "Teachers at the state's lowest-performing schools soon will be required to pass a basic high-school level competency test IN ORDER to keep their jobs." The sentence would mean the same, read more clearly and be shorter if it said, "...competency test to keep their jobs." "But you've got to figure that defense, alone, isn't going to be enough to beat FSU. IN ORDER to win that game, won't the Heels need more than the 16 points they got Thursday or even the 20 points they scored at N.C. State on Oct. 18?" Just skip "in order" and go straight to "To win that game ..." 2) From AP: Use No. as the abbreviation for "number" in conjunction with a figure to indicate position or rank. Here are examples. "The Triangle is the No. 1 place to live in North Carolina." "The coach said that Vinnie Barbarino was the team's No. 3 quarterback."