As Strong of action as
This served this reluctance in the republicans side to take a strong of action as they could.
Why is there an "of" between strong n action? Is it more common to omit it or that it is needed?
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That whole sentence is off. " It's still not right because "take as strong action as" sounds weird and because the sentence is illogical. How can the Republicans know how strong their action could be until they try, and how then can they be reluctant to do they know not what?
- That whole sentence is off.
- " It's still not right because "take as strong action as" sounds weird and because the sentence is illogical.
- How can the Republicans know how strong their action could be until they try, and how then can they be reluctant to do they know not what?
- But, yes, such an "of" is often erroneously inserted.
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That whole sentence is off. "This served the reluctance on the Republican side to take as strong action as they could." It's still not right because "take as strong action as" sounds weird and because the sentence is illogical. How can the Republicans know how strong their action could be until they try, and how then can they be reluctant to do they know not what?
But, yes, such an "of"
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