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Andrei Posted 21 years ago
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Compassion
Roger Andermatt, 36, was found guilty of killing them by lethal injection or suffocation, and of attempting to murder five other elderly patients.
Dubbed the Angel of Death by the local media, Andermatt said he had acted from compassion for his frail victims.
The Lucerne court also ordered him to pay SFr75,000 (£33,491; $63,252) compensation to four victims' families.
The sentence, which also included SFr191,000 ($161,000) court costs, was higher than prosecutors had asked for.
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For me compassion means something like strong feeling of sympathy towards someone. Wealthy nations donated a lot to tsunami affected nations in order to show compassion.
In the above, you will read Andermatt had acted from compassion for his frail victims.
Shouldn't it be 'acted by compassion for his victims.
Dubbed the Angel of Death by the local media, Andermatt said he had acted from compassion for his frail victims.
The Lucerne court also ordered him to pay SFr75,000 (£33,491; $63,252) compensation to four victims' families.
The sentence, which also included SFr191,000 ($161,000) court costs, was higher than prosecutors had asked for.
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For me compassion means something like strong feeling of sympathy towards someone. Wealthy nations donated a lot to tsunami affected nations in order to show compassion.
In the above, you will read Andermatt had acted from compassion for his frail victims.
Shouldn't it be 'acted by compassion for his victims.
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No, ' acted from ' means 'acted as a result of'. He acted in that way as a result of his compassion for his victims. Another collocation is 'act out of'-- 'he acted out of compassion for his victims' -- with the same meaning, 'as a result of'.
- No, ' acted from ' means 'acted as a result of'.
- He acted in that way as a result of his compassion for his victims.
- Another collocation is 'act out of'-- 'he acted out of compassion for his victims' -- with the same meaning, 'as a result of'.
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No, 'acted from' means 'acted as a result of'. He acted in that way as a result of his compassion for his victims.
Another collocation is 'act out of'-- 'he acted out of compassion for his victims' -- with the same meaning, 'as a result of'.
Another collocation is 'act out of'-- 'he acted out of compassion for his victims' -- with the same meaning, 'as a result of'.
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Thanks Micawber
Acted out of is fine here. I would not write or rather I haven't learnt to write 'acted from' just to elucidate the crystal clear words of 'acted out of'.
Acted out of is fine here. I would not write or rather I haven't learnt to write 'acted from' just to elucidate the crystal clear words of 'acted out of'.
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