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03/05/2012
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a debate
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over
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a responsibility
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to
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a result
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of
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a sequence
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of
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acclaimed
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as (to be is wrong)
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accompanied
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by
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adapted
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for
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Twice
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Adverb
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affect
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to
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agree
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with
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Aid
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in (for is incorrect)
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Allergy
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to ( for is incorrect)
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allocated
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to
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alternative
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to
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as a result
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to
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as as instance
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of
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associate X
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with Y
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assume
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to be off
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at least
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as strong as
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attempt
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to do something
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attentd
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to
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attribut X
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to Y (X is attributed to Y)
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believe
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to be
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believed
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to have
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benefit
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from
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Both X
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and Y (Both x as well as y is incorrect)
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both at
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X and Y
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Business ethics
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Singualar
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call
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to consider
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centers
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on
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combined X
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with Y (Combined X and Y is correct, too)
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compensate
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for
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concerned
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for and with
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worried
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with
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conform
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to
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consider X
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to be
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contrary
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to
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created
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with
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credit X $
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to Y's account (When money is involved)
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credit X
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with discovering (Credit with doing something)
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decline
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in
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defined
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as
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depends
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on whether
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depicted
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as
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descendent
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of (for is incorrect)
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Different
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from one another (one from the other is wrong)
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Distinguish
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between X and Y (...X from Y is incorrect, if things compared are not similar)
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Distinguish
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X from Y (if things compared are similar)
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doubt
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that
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enable
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to
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entrusted
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with
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Estimated
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to be
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expected
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that X would be Y
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expected
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X to be Y
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extent
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to
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fascinated
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by
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forbid
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X to do Y (identical with forcing to)
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from
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X to Y (Grow from...to)
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Given credit
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for being ones - who
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In an attempt
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to
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independent
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from
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indifferent
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towards
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intent
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on
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interaction
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of
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Just as
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so too
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May
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be (This is a word) (maybe means perhaps)
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mistake
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X for Y
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modeled
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after
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more
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than ever
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more
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X than Y
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more
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than ever
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native
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of (native to is also used in some cases)
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no less
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than
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no sooner
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than
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not only
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but also
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not so much
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X as to Y
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not
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X but rather Y
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noted
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that
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one attributes
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X (an effect) to Y (cause)
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One X
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for every ZZ (some numeric number) Y's
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Persuaded
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X to do Y
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Plead guilty
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for failing
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Potential
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for causing
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Potential
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to
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prohbits
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X from doing Y
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range
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from X to Y
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range
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of
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regard
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as
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replacing
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with
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Require that X
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to be Y (not that X is Y)
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research
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to
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responsible
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for
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resitution
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for
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resulting
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in
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Same as X
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as to Y
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Same to X
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as to Y
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seem
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to (seem is plural)
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so
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that
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So X
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as to be Y
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So X
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that Y
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subscribe
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to
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such
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as
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targeted
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at
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that X
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that Y
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That X is called
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for is indicated both by Y and by Z
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the same to
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X as to Y
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to get used
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to (or to become used to)
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to contrast X
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with Y
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To exchange X
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for Y (or exchange X with Y)
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to mistake X
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for Y
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to
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monitor
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to
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orbit
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to
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ratify
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to
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result in
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to sacrifice X
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for Y
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to try
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to fix (and fix is incorrect)
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to worry
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about
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viewed marriage
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as
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way to
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provide (for providing is incorrect)
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rates
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for (if it means price charged)
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widely anticipated
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that
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worried
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about
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X is expected
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to Y
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X as
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Y
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X forbids
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Y to do
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X is attributed
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to Y
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X is different
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from Y
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X is to
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what Y is to
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X is unknown
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nor it is known
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X ordered
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that Y be Z'ed
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X ordered Y
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to be Z'ed
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X ordered Y
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to do Z
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X prohibits
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Y from doing Z
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consider X to be
consider XY
Consider X as Y
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all of them are correct.

the first two have exactly the same meaning; you'd use the first only when the extra words 'to be' are justified, either because they resolve some sort of ambiguity or because there's just A LOT of stuff between 'X' and 'Y'.
examples:
Most Americans consider Beverly Hills, a ritzy suburb to the north of Los Angeles, to be a desirable place to live. <-- possible ambiguity (could mean l.a. is desirable) if you don't include 'to be' here
Most Americans consider Beverly Hills a desirable place to live. <-- no ambiguity, so 'to be' would be unnecessarily wordy

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'consider as' means 'consider restrictedly in the capacity of or in the role of'. for instance:
Considered as a work of art, Grant Wood's "American Gothic" is wholly unremarkable; considered as a depiction of everyday 1930's Americana, however, it is a classic piece. <-- i.e., the piece is unremarkable [i]from the standpoint of art, but remarkable from the standpoint of american historical portrayal.
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1. Watch for the prepositions (to, the, of, at, for, on, in, about, etc.,) changing among the
answer choices.
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This usually implies an Idiomatic problem, if not a Parallel
Construction problem.
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Note that Idiomatic problems are often shorter than many of the other types of
questions.
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Not in all cases, but as a general rule, if the problem seems much shorter
than other problems, it is probably Idiomatic.
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not X
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but Y (no are allowed to put into the middle)
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a crime for blah blah blah
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to hold...
e.g. Because of a law passed in 1933 making it a crime punishable by imprisonment for a United States citizen to hold
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than in any
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other month (only with other!!!)
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As a means
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to
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attribute X ...
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"attributes X (an effect) to Y (a cause)" -- [Active Voice]

"X (an effect) is attributed by Y (a cause)" -- [Passive Voice]
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request, require, ask, or mandate ...
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that
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Think of X ...
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Think of X as Y

Incorrect Idioms:
1. "Think of X to be Y"
2. "Think of X being Y"
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Aimed at vs. aimed of
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"X has followed a policy aimed at decreasing Y and improving Z" --> CORRECT.
OR
"X has followed a policy with the aim of decreasing Y and improving Z" --> CORRECT.
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enough
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to effect X and (to) induce Y
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So X as to Y vs enough to
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So X as to Y" means something is SO (big, strong, slow, whatever, but something kind of extreme) that it actually causes something else to happen - something that wouldn't ordinarily happen. Normal wind wouldn't blow away small buildings, but category 5 winds can.

"X is (high, low, whatever) enough to Y" is more like a definition. "Cat 5 winds are high enough to blow away small houses" = the definition of Cat 5 winds is the winds that are high enough to blow away small houses.
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