Sentence 1: During our department meetings, each person was expected to report. 
 Sentence 3: I screwed up my courage and approached the Dean about this 
 Sentence 4:  She approved my idea that each team, not each person, should report 
 Sentence 5:  Now everyone has a happier, more efficient department meeting 
 Given Sentence 2: This was very tedious and time-consuming.