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Fire1 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Declare over

Instead of declaring the 44-year emergency over, and demobilizing as planned after World War II, the United States expanded its mission by responding to crises within countries as well as between countries, believing global pre-eminence served its interests.


I would like to know what the meaning of "declaring the 44-year emergency over" is. Is it the expression "declare something over"? If so, can I say "declaring over the 44-year emergency" as well?

  

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fire1 Is it the expression "declare something over"? It is not an expression, but that is the sense of it. fire1 If so, can I say "declaring over the 44-year emergency" as well?

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  • fire1 Is it the expression "declare something over"?
  • It is not an expression, but that is the sense of it.
  • fire1 If so, can I say "declaring over the 44-year emergency" as well?
  • That is possible, but it is not good.
  • The reader wonders why you inverted, and he is tempted to read "over" wrong.
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fire1Is it the expression "declare something over"?

It is not an expression, but that is the sense of it.

fire1If so, can I say "declaring over the 44-year emergency" as well?

That is possible, but it is not good. The reader wonders why you inverted, and he is tempted to read "over" wrong.

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fire1Is it the expression "declare something over"?

Yes. Generally speaking "declare something adj." means "declare something to be adj." or "declare that something is adj."

fire1If so, can I say "declaring over the 44-year emergency" as well?

No. There may be certain cases where the "declare adj. something" word o

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