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Prosignia Posted 19 years ago
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conclude to?
Hi,
I used to know that "conclude" can be followed by "by" to form a idiom "conclude X by doing Y". But I came across a sentence like below:
If the negotiations do not conclude to the United States government's satisfaction, the government will impose sanctions.
Is it legitimate to use "conclude to"? I cannot find such idiom in dictionary.
I used to know that "conclude" can be followed by "by" to form a idiom "conclude X by doing Y". But I came across a sentence like below:
If the negotiations do not conclude to the United States government's satisfaction, the government will impose sanctions.
Is it legitimate to use "conclude to"? I cannot find such idiom in dictionary.
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To has nothing to do with conclude in the sentence. To is part of the phrase to the United States government's satisfaction . To and satisfaction go together.
- To has nothing to do with conclude in the sentence.
- To is part of the phrase to the United States government's satisfaction .
- To and satisfaction go together.
- Conclude means end in the sentence.
- CB
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To has nothing to do with conclude in the sentence. To is part of the phrase to the United States government's satisfaction. To and satisfaction go together. Conclude means end in the sentence.
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Thanks a lot. But can I rephrase the sentence as
by the US govenment's satisfaction.
It sounds more natural to me.
by the US govenment's satisfaction.
It sounds more natural to me.
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It might sound OK to you but it's not English!
You could paraphrase the sentence as:
If the negotiations do not conclude (to the satisfaction of the United States government) the government will impose sanctions.
You could paraphrase the sentence as:
If the negotiations do not conclude (to the satisfaction of the United States government) the government will impose sanctions.
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