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Consider the following sentence:
"Her appealing narrative bought access to such prestigious Western institutions AS the World Economic Forum and the London Business School.
In a sentence like this, is it the same to say: "... SUCHAS the World Economic Forum and the London Business School. "
(In other words, can 'such' be omitted, and can we just say "AS the World Economic Forum and…")
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Christine Christie In other words, can 'such' be omitted "such" is not omitted: Her appealing narrative bought access to such prestigious Western institutions as the World Economic Forum and the London Business School. ").
- Christine Christie In other words, can 'such' be omitted "such" is not omitted: Her appealing narrative bought access to such prestigious Western institutions as the World Economic Forum and the London Business School.
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Christine ChristieIn other words, can 'such' be omitted
"such" is not omitted:
Her appealing narrative bought access to such prestigious Western institutions as the World Economic Forum and the London Business School.
This splitting of "such" and "as" gives the sentence a faintly different "feel" (compared to "prestigious W
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