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Tenjing Posted 12 years ago
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The us is the leading country as measured by obesity rates. What does as mean in the sentence? I am so confused. Please help.
  

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S. is the leading country as measured by obesity rates. What does as mean in the sentence?

— CalifJim

  • S.
  • is the leading country as measured by obesity rates.
  • What does as mean in the sentence?
  • I am so confused.
  • Please help.
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tenjing The us U.S. is the leading country as measured by obesity rates. What does as mean in the sentence? I am so confused. Please help.
as ~ when

The U.S. is the leading country when you measure the obesity rates in the U.S.

as ~ from the viewpoint of

The U.S. is the leading
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You mean 'as' could mean 'in accordance with' in the sentence?
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tenjing You mean 'as' could mean 'in accordance with' in the sentence?
I guess you could say

The U.S. is the leading country in accordance with obesity rate measurements.

but that's not quite right. It's rather awkward.


The paraphrases I posted earlier are better. Actually, 'when' is as good as anything else you might w
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