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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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0Hi there,02br
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00Such a measure can alleviate a lot of burden 01u00of 02u00families. OR Such a measure can alleviate a lot of burden 01u00to02u00 families. 02br
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00Which one is correct?02br
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' should be the correct alternative. 02br 02br 00Such a measure can alleviate( = to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe) a lot of burden(= something difficult or unpleasant that you have to deal with or worry about) to families. 02br 02br 00Best wishes,02br 02br 00Peaceblinkfriend0-

  • ' should be the correct alternative.
  • 02br 02br 00Such a measure can alleviate( = to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe) a lot of burden(= something difficult or unpleasant that you have to deal with or worry about) to families.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes,02br 02br 00Peaceblinkfriend0-
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0 'Such a measure can alleviate a lot of burden 01u00to02u00 families.' should be the correct alternative. 02br
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00Such a measure can alleviate( = to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe) a lot of burden(= something difficult or unpleasant that you have to deal with or worry about) to families. 02br
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0 No, IMO it's 01b00from02b00: 02br
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00 Such a measure can 01b00alleviate/remove/ease a lot of burden from02b00 families. 02br
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00 00Providing healthcare coverage as part of the Public Safety Officer Benefit (PSOB) program would remove a great financial 01b00
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0Oh yeah.05000 Of course. I was wrong. Marus Hancu is right. I misread alleviate01i00as to make something bad such as pain or problems 01b00more 02b00severe02i00. I must have mixed this word up with another word.05100 I apologise for that. Sorry.02br
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10No, IMO it's 11b10from12b10: 12br
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10Such a measure can 11b10alleviate/remove/ease a lot of burden from12b10 families. 12br
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10Providing healthcare coverage as part of the Public Safety Officer Benef
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0 Yes, 01b00off 02b00is OK too. Also 01b00take/get02b00 could also be used as verbs:02br
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