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Tmn111 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Apply/employ
Can both verbs be used interchangeably in the context below?
New technology is being applied/employed to almost every industrial process.
New technology is being applied/employed to almost every industrial process.
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Hi TMN You can use either word in that context, but not in that sentence. With the preposition "to" in the sentence, only "applied" is possible.
- Hi TMN You can use either word in that context, but not in that sentence.
- With the preposition "to" in the sentence, only "applied" is possible.
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Hi TMN
You can use either word in that context, but not in that sentence. With the preposition "to" in the sentence, only "applied" is possible.
You can use either word in that context, but not in that sentence. With the preposition "to" in the sentence, only "applied" is possible.
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