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HUBLOT Posted 15 years ago
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As competition for smartphone users heats up among the nation's mobile firms.
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's third-largest mobile carrier Softbank on Friday unveiled a lower monthly fee for the new iPhone than bigger rival KDDI, as competition for smartphone users heats up among the nation's mobile firms.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/tech-news/a/-/technology/10425184/battle-to-sell-the-iphone-heats-up-in-japan/
as is not a preposition but a conjunction, isn't it? What does the word mean in this context?
http://au.news.yahoo.com/tech-news/a/-/technology/10425184/battle-to-sell-the-iphone-heats-up-in-japan/
as is not a preposition but a conjunction, isn't it? What does the word mean in this context?
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Yes, it is. It means 'at the same time as' or 'in the context of'.
- Yes, it is.
- It means 'at the same time as' or 'in the context of'.
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Yes, it is. It means 'at the same time as' or 'in the context of'.
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Thank you, Mister Micawber.
The first half of the sentence is the past tense, and the second half is the present tense. Shouldn't they be the same tense if as means "at the same time as"?
The first half of the sentence is the past tense, and the second half is the present tense. Shouldn't they be the same tense if as means "at the same time as"?
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No, not necessary: the past event happened within the ongoing present event. Remember that you asked for a meaning. A definition does not necessarily fit grammatically or semantically into the sentence containing the word defined.
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