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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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0It is 01b00expected/intended02b00 to employ 300 poeple in the factory.02br
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00I think 01b00expected02b00 is the right answer here but my textbook says 01b00intended02b00 is right. WHY?0-
  

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0I suppose 01i00it02i00 refers to something like a new law.02br
01i00The new law is expected to employ people02i00 doesn't make sense because a law can't employ people; it can only govern how people may be employed.02br
01i00The new law is intended to employ people02i00 makes sense because the law may have been
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0There's a subtle difference in meaning, but both would commonly be used in this situation.02br
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00When the factory was designed it was intended to employ 300 people. Conditions may have changed - products, production methods. It's now expected to employ 200. You could say the intention of/for the factory has not changed. The factory is still intended to employ 300

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