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Guest Posted 21 years ago
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Combines to?

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00I wonder if I can use "combines to" synonymous with "contributes to"? 02br
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00"Structural changes and migration flows have been thought to combine to a gradual dismantling of the nation state" 02br
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0I don't think so Guest. they don't really mean the same thing. 050010id1

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0I don't think so Guest. they don't really mean the same thing. 050010id1
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0 "X contributes to Y" ="X is a part of Y" and "X combines with Y"="X and Y get together". 02br
00I think the verb "combine" should be followed by "with a noun" rather than "to a noun". 02br
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