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@@ -377,15 +377,18 @@ The most general form of the select command is: {\tt s
 
 \section{\label{appendixSection:syntax}Syntax of the Select Command}
 
-The most general form of the select command is: {\tt select {\it
-expression}}. This expression represents an arbitrary set of
-StuntDoubles (Atoms or RigidBodies) in {\sc OOPSE}. Expressions are
-composed of either name expressions, index expressions, predefined
-sets, user-defined expressions, comparison operators, within
-expressions, or logical combinations of the above expression types.
-Expressions can be combined using parentheses and the Boolean
-operators.
+{\sc OOPSE} provides a powerful selection utility to select
+StuntDoubles. The most general form of the select command is:
 
+{\tt select {\it expression}}.
+
+This expression represents an arbitrary set of StuntDoubles (Atoms
+or RigidBodies) in {\sc OOPSE}. Expressions are composed of either
+name expressions, index expressions, predefined sets, user-defined
+expressions, comparison operators, within expressions, or logical
+combinations of the above expression types. Expressions can be
+combined using parentheses and the Boolean operators.
+
 \subsection{\label{appendixSection:logical}Logical expressions}
 
 The logical operators allow complex queries to be constructed out of