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famine

0 Famine is not uncommon in Africa. In fact, every year we hear the cries of African people either on TV, in the newspaper or through charitable organizations. The word Africa conjures up the image of poverty, starvation, diseases, malnutrition, lack of education and other negative thoughts. According to the latest statistics, African countries have been receiving 1 billion of food and financial assistance annually from the UN and the number is expected to rise over time. I urge everyone to stop turning a deaf ear and start taking action. Some areas in Africa are fertile for agriculture but the land can't be put to use because of political reasons, lack of farming skills and equipment. If we can eliminate these barriers, food crises in Africa will reduce in the coming years and perhaps they will become a food exporter and contribute to the global economy.02br
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0 Famine is not uncommon in Africa. In fact, every year we hear the cries of African people 01del 00either02del 00 on TV, in the newspaper or through charitable organizations. The word Africa conjures up the image of poverty, starvation, disease01del 00s02del 00, malnutrition, lack of education and other negative thoughts.

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  • 0 Famine is not uncommon in Africa.
  • In fact, every year we hear the cries of African people 01del 00either02del 00 on TV, in the newspaper or through charitable organizations.
  • The word Africa conjures up the image of poverty, starvation, disease01del 00s02del 00, malnutrition, lack of education and other negative thoughts.
  • )02font 00 of food and financial assistance annually from the UN and 01del 00the number02del 00 01font 00this amount 02font 00is expected to rise over time.
  • I urge everyone to stop turning a deaf ear and start taking action.
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0 Famine is not uncommon in Africa. In fact, every year we hear the cries of African people 01del00either02del00 on TV, in the newspaper or through charitable organizations. The word Africa conjures up the image of poverty, starvation, disease01del00s02del00, malnutrition, lack of education and other negative thoughts. According to the la
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0 Optilang, 02br
001. Should it be "images of" or "the image of"? 02br
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002. X dollar worth of somthing (Is worth always required this type of construction?)02br
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0 Here's my take on your paragraph.02br
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00Famine is not uncommon in Africa. In fact, every year we hear the cries of 01span00the02span00 African people either on TV, in the newspaper or through charitable organizations. The word Africa conjures up 01span00an02span00 0
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0 Thanks, RayH. I have two questions.02br
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01cite10New2grammar12cite101. Is disease uncountable?12blockquote
10I guess it depends on the context but in this paragraph it needs to be singular. In other contexts you might say something like "humans are subject to many diseases", etc.01blockquote
01cite10New2grammar12cite102.
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0 African countries have been receiving 1 billion dollars01del00 of02del00 01b00(in)02b00 food and financial assistance annually from the UN and the number is expected to rise over time.02br
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01span00My question: can we use "in" instead of "of" after the word dollars?02span00
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AbilMy question: can we use "in" instead of "of" after the word dollars?
Yes, "in" is fine here and may well be more common that "of". Although, as you can see from the previous answers, neither opti nor I found it objectionable enough to change. Note that opti's suggestion of "dollars worth" requires "of" as "1 billion dollars worth of food and financial..."
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RayHThe word Africa conjures up
The word 'Africa' conjures up ... (Should it be Africa or 'Africa'?)
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