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Jigneshbharati Posted 8 years ago
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Are not taken vs are not being taken

However, it has been estimated that between 30% and 50% of medicines prescribed for long-term conditions are not taken as intended (World Health Organization 2003).

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng5/chapter/introduction

Why have they used "are not taken..." and not "are being not taken..."?

Please explain the use of "are not taken vs are being not taken.."

  

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"? Because we are not talking about right now, and we are not concerned with the durational action; we are concerned with the recent fact.

— Mister Micawber

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  • Because we are not talking about right now, and we are not concerned with the durational action; we are concerned with the recent fact.
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JigneshbharatiWhy have they used "are not taken..." and not "are being not taken..."?

Because we are not talking about right now, and we are not concerned with the durational action; we are concerned with the recent fact.

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