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continued to rise
0 China's government has appealed for more than 2 million tents to shelter the estimated 5 million people made homeless by the huge earthquake as the death toll 01 b 00 continued 02 b 00 to rise. 02 br
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00 I feel the present tense continues is better than the past. What do you think? 02 br
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00 I feel the present tense continues is better than the past. What do you think? 02 br
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02 br 00 But I think both would work as, unfortunately there may be more deaths, or more bodies found. 0-
- 02 br 00 But I think both would work as, unfortunately there may be more deaths, or more bodies found.
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0 I think you could use either here 02 br
00 but continued to rise expresses that the toll was still rising when they made the appeal 02 br
00 continues to rise would mean it is still rising now. 02 br
00 But I think both would work as, unfortunately there may be more deaths, or more bodies found. 0-
00 but continued to rise expresses that the toll was still rising when they made the appeal 02 br
00 continues to rise would mean it is still rising now. 02 br
00 But I think both would work as, unfortunately there may be more deaths, or more bodies found. 0-
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