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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
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As much

Could you confirm whether the following sentence is right?

Due to introduction of new technology, farmers could plant twice as much as they had planted.
  

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Two small issues : 1. Due to the introduction of new technology, farmers could plant twice as much as they had previously planted. or 2.

  • Two small issues : 1.
  • Due to the introduction of new technology, farmers could plant twice as much as they had previously planted.
  • or 2.
  • Due to the introduction of new technology, farmers could plant twice as much as previously.
  • 1 and 2 mean that the effect of the new technology started and finished in the past.
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Two small issues :


1. Due to the introduction of new technology, farmers could plant twice as much as they had previously planted.

or

2. Due to the introduction of new technology, farmers could plant twice as much as previously.

1 and 2 mean that the effect of the new technology started and finished in th

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