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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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by any measure

The decision to invade Iraq is not wise by any measure.

The decision to continue hiring is not helping our company's declining revenues by any measure.

Are they correct?
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They are correct. The first works better, however, because wisdom is a vague concept that can be measured in many ways. On the other hand, it is fairly easy to see how hiring and revenues can be measured.

— CalifJim

  • They are correct.
  • The first works better, however, because wisdom is a vague concept that can be measured in many ways.
  • On the other hand, it is fairly easy to see how hiring and revenues can be measured.
  • Revenue, in particular, is practically its own measurement.
  • Therefore "by any measure" is a bit anomalous here, in my opinion, as there is really only one way to measure these parameters.
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They are correct. The first works better, however, because wisdom is a vague concept that can be measured in many ways. On the other hand, it is fairly easy to see how hiring and revenues can be measured. Revenue, in particular, is practically its own measurement. Therefore "by any measure" is a bit anomalous here, in my opinion, as there is really only one way to measure these parameters.
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