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GainRain Posted 14 years ago
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Decide
So, these pairs are the same too:
"The school decided the smallest budget among the many budget proposals."
"The school decided on the smallest budget among the many budget proposals."
"The government decided the amount of money to spend on road work."
"The government decided on the amount of money to spend on road work."
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"The school decided the smallest budget among the many budget proposals."
"The school decided on the smallest budget among the many budget proposals."
"The government decided the amount of money to spend on road work."
"The government decided on the amount of money to spend on road work."
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" Use 'decide on ' if the decision involves selecting from a set of alternatives. So, only #2 sounds right.. No real difference.
- " Use 'decide on ' if the decision involves selecting from a set of alternatives.
- So, only #2 sounds right..
- No real difference.
- " Clive
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Hi,
So, these pairs are the same too:
"The school decided the smallest budget among the many budget proposals."
"The school decided on the smallest budget among the many budget proposals."
Use 'decide on' if the decision involves selecting from a set of alternatives.
So, these pairs are the same too:
"The school decided the smallest budget among the many budget proposals."
"The school decided on the smallest budget among the many budget proposals."
Use 'decide on' if the decision involves selecting from a set of alternatives.
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Hi,
if I hadn´t have a look at this thread, I would have said: "The school decided FOR the smallest budget" is it wrong "for"?
Thanks
Pamela
if I hadn´t have a look at this thread, I would have said: "The school decided FOR the smallest budget" is it wrong "for"?
Thanks
Pamela
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Pamela81Hi, if I hadn´t had a look at this thread, I would have said "The school decided for the smallest budget."
is it wrong "for"?
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Thanks Canadian45!
To vote for the small budget or maybe to opt for the small budget?
To vote for the small budget or maybe to opt for the small budget?
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Pamela81Thanks Canadian45!To vote for the small budget or maybe to opt for the small budget?Yes, in fact I just now added "opt" and then noticed your "opt" suggestion.
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Thanks Clive.
So these are potentially the same?
"They decided the time of the meeting."
"They decided on the time of the meeting."
"They decided the location of the meeting."
"They decided on the location of the meeting."
"They decided the candidate for the job."
"They decided on the candidate for the job."
So these are potentially the same?
"They decided the time of the meeting."
"They decided on the time of the meeting."
"They decided the location of the meeting."
"They decided on the location of the meeting."
"They decided the candidate for the job."
"They decided on the candidate for the job."
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canadian45Pamela81Thanks Canadian45!To vote for the small budget or maybe to opt for the small budget?Yes, in fact I just now added "opt" and then noticed your "opt" suggestion.Thank you, I hadn´t see it. :-)
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