- for over three decades vs over three decades - WordReference Forums
The sales remained constant over three decades In this sentence, which does the "over three decades" mean 1 for more than three years 2 for three years 3 for the past three years
- Decades worth or decades worth | WordReference Forums
This year-in-review proofreading quiz has started me thinking about the use of the possessive before the word worth, as in this example: Egypt, the most populous country in the Arab world, erupted in mass protests in January 2011, as the revolution in Tunisia inflamed decades worth of smoldering
- in over the last past few decades - WordReference Forums
In this passage, the speaker discusses how the American attitude towards Europe has changed over the past few decades due to the development thereof Can the expression the latter continent be used in this context, referring to Europe? And, in your opinion, which is the best alternative between: - in the last few decades
- The past two decades of research lt;has gt; lt;have gt; proven
The last two decades of research on the science of learning [have has] shown conclusively that we remember things better, and longer, if we discover them ourselves rather than being told them
- in over two decades - WordReference Forums
"In over two decades of advising executives on critical hiring decisions, we've seen three factors come into play " Does "in over two decades" mean "during" two decades or "more than two decades"?
- last decade vs past decade | WordReference Forums
People talk about different decades, just like they talk about different centuries With "last past", a different meaning of "decade" is "the ten-year-long period ending today"
- For decades, doctors thought or have thought? - WordReference Forums
For decades, doctors (thought have thought) that genetics or anxiety or even spicy foods caused stomach ulcers And, if that is the complete exam question, then, as you correctly pointed out (and I missed), the only possible correct answer is "thought," because "have thought caused" doesn't work grammatically There is also the semantic aspect
- , for one. or . For one, (an SAT question) - WordReference Forums
- During the decades-long movement to codify the rights of Latinos in the US, certain events were pivotal: the founding of labor rights group El Teatro Campesino in 1965, for one, and the Serna v Portales Schools court decision in 1974, which affirmed the rights of Latino students, is another such event for another And this seems even better
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