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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Be made incur
Hi,
"But the comments were seen as a signal to banks and bondholders that they will not be made incur losses on Greek debt." [From the BBC web site.]
Why does the infinitive "incure" follow the phrase "be made" instead of the "to incure" in the cited sentence?
Thank you.
"But the comments were seen as a signal to banks and bondholders that they will not be made incur losses on Greek debt." [From the BBC web site.]
Why does the infinitive "incure" follow the phrase "be made" instead of the "to incure" in the cited sentence?
Thank you.
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Probably a typo - it should be "made to incur". There a frequent typos on most news websites. Eventually, an editor will correct them in a subsequent update.
- Probably a typo - it should be "made to incur".
- There a frequent typos on most news websites.
- Eventually, an editor will correct them in a subsequent update.
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Probably a typo - it should be "made to incur".
There a frequent typos on most news websites. Eventually, an editor will correct them in a subsequent update.
There a frequent typos on most news websites. Eventually, an editor will correct them in a subsequent update.
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