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Grammar
As or at
1 b 00 French President Nicolas Sarkozy is visiting Lebanon at the head of a large delegation of government ministers and leaders of French opposition parties. 02 b 02 br
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00 A spokesman for the Elysee Palace said the purpose was to show support for the new President, General Michel Suleiman. 02 br
00 The army chief was elected after months of political division which exploded into bloody clashes last month. 02 br
00 Earlier, Mr Sarkozy cancelled a planned visit to French troops serving in the UN peacekeeping force in the south. 02 br
00 French officials said he wanted to maintain the "political character" of the visit. 02 br
00 French Defence Minister Herve Morin will visit the troops instead. 02 br
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01 b 01 font 00 Sarkozy is visiting Lebanon at the head of a large delegation of governement ministers and leaders of French opposition parties. 02 font 02 b 02 br
00 I think it makes no sense to write 'at the head of a ...' 02 br
00 It should be 'as the head of a ...' 02 br
01 b 01 font 00 He is leading a delegation of people to Lebanon. I don't know the meaning of 'at the head of a ...' 02 font 02 b 02 br
01 b 01 font 00 02 font 02 b 0-
02 br
00 A spokesman for the Elysee Palace said the purpose was to show support for the new President, General Michel Suleiman. 02 br
00 The army chief was elected after months of political division which exploded into bloody clashes last month. 02 br
00 Earlier, Mr Sarkozy cancelled a planned visit to French troops serving in the UN peacekeeping force in the south. 02 br
00 French officials said he wanted to maintain the "political character" of the visit. 02 br
00 French Defence Minister Herve Morin will visit the troops instead. 02 br
00 -------------------------- 02 br
01 b 01 font 00 Sarkozy is visiting Lebanon at the head of a large delegation of governement ministers and leaders of French opposition parties. 02 font 02 b 02 br
00 I think it makes no sense to write 'at the head of a ...' 02 br
00 It should be 'as the head of a ...' 02 br
01 b 01 font 00 He is leading a delegation of people to Lebanon. I don't know the meaning of 'at the head of a ...' 02 font 02 b 02 br
01 b 01 font 00 02 font 02 b 0-
Top answer
") 02 br 02 br 00 "Head" can be both a title and a physical location (or logical position). 0-
- ") 02 br 02 br 00 "Head" can be both a title and a physical location (or logical position).
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0 "As" is more common, but they're both used. 02 br
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00 It's something like "He will join the Mardi Gras celebration at the head of the parade." (In this case, you could not replace "at" with "as." That is, the person who leads the parade is not called "the head of the parade.") 02 br
02 br
00 "Head" can be both a title and a physical location (or logic
02 br
00 It's something like "He will join the Mardi Gras celebration at the head of the parade." (In this case, you could not replace "at" with "as." That is, the person who leads the parade is not called "the head of the parade.") 02 br
02 br
00 "Head" can be both a title and a physical location (or logic
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