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Tuongvan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

coordinate/work

0Hi teachers,02br
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00a/what is the meaning of the verb " 01b00coordinate"02b00 in this sentence " The Ministry of Finance 01b00coordinates02b00 with other relevant ministries and agencies to gather information about foreign loans and report to the Prime Minister ". Is "coordinate" here the synonym of " cooperate "?02br
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00b/ Can I write like this? " After considering his contributions to the comany 01b00during his time of work / during his work02b00 , the director has decided to raise his salary ."02br
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00When saying "during his time of work or during his work I mean " during the whole period of his working for the company ".I don't know how to find the expressions that fit here. Please help me choose an accurate term .02br
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00Thank you in advance0-
  

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0Hi van, You're correct on a/. 01i 00 Coordinate02i 00 and 01i 00cooperate02i 00 are used intransitively here. 02br 02br 00Your phrases in b/ are not used in the sense you intended.

— Avangi

  • 0Hi van, You're correct on a/.
  • 01i 00 Coordinate02i 00 and 01i 00cooperate02i 00 are used intransitively here.
  • 02br 02br 00Your phrases in b/ are not used in the sense you intended.
  • "02br 02br 00Edit.
  • My dictionary and my thesaurus don't seem to support me on "tenure" for general use as a period of employment.
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0Hi van, You're correct on a/. 01i00 Coordinate02i00 and 01i00cooperate02i00 are used intransitively here. 01i00Coordinate02i00 also has a transitive use, but 01i00cooperate02i00 does not.02br
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00Your phrases in b/ are not used in the sense you intended. "Tenure" comes to mind,
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0Hi Avangi,02br
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00While waiting for you to find something more suitable , maybe we can say " 01b00During his work02b00 at the company he has made many contributions to the company" Does this sound natural ?I saw this sentence on the Internet " Grandad David was exposed to asbetos 01b00during his work02b00 as a plumber for the
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0It works well in Grandad's case, but as I said before, it doesn't say what you want. During his daily chores, and because of them, he was exposed. He knew he was working with it, but he didn't know it was dangerous. It wasn't something he did deliberately. (This happened to a friend of mine who repaired steam boilers while in the Merchant Marines. He died of cancer of the inner ear.)02br
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0Hi Avangi,02br
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00My capability of of describing things is so awful so you can't understand excactly what I want to describe. Now I say in another way and hope that you will understand it exactlty this time.02br
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00For example: Mr Smith started working for the ABC company in 2006 and now he is still working for it.This year the director wants to
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0Hi van,02br
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00The bold section expresses the idea very clearly, and to be honest, that's what I thought you meant all along. When I first replied to your post, I thought "during your tenure with the company" was the right choice, but after I researched it, I had my doubts that "tenure" should be used as I had thought. The bold phrase above is probably as good as anyth
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0Hi Avangi,02br
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00Have you found a suitable word to help me ?Maybe I will try to give many options so that you will think out a best one of yourself.02br
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00How about" After considering your contributions to the company 01b00during your time02b00 with the company , ......"?02br
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00Very sorry to troub
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0No trouble at all. Your phrase sounds good, but I'd try to find a way to eliminate the first "company" from your sentence. Actually, you could skip "to the company." The repetition sounds a bit bad.02br
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00Best wishes, - A.0-
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0Avangi, I support your first instinct: Tenure is exactly the right word.02br
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00It can refer to the period you hold a job - (tenare - to hold) - you don't have to be in an elected office.02br
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00During his tenure at ABC, he...02br
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00(That will teach you to doubt yourself! Go with those first thoughts!)0-
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0Hi Avangi,02br
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00Thank you ever so much for taking the trouble to help me find out the most suitable phrase .02br
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00Another suggestion" After considering your contributions 01b00over the course of your working for the company02b00,....."02br
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00it is just one of the ways I try to think up . I don't
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0Thanks, GG, you just made my day - and it's not even 8 AM. I can go back to bed. When I wake up I'm gonna burn my 01i00American Heritage 02i00not to mention my 01i00New Webster's Thesaurus!02i02br
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00Kindest wishes, - A.02br
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00VAN - I hope you caught GG's post. (I told you she could do it!)02
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