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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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Foreign orders represented/formed/took up 40 percent of our sales
0 Foreign orders 01 b 00 represented/formed/took up 02 b 00 40 percent of our sales last year. 02 br
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00 Hi, 02 br
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00 Do all of the bolded expressions fit in the above and mean about the same to you? Thanks. 0-
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00 Hi, 02 br
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00 Do all of the bolded expressions fit in the above and mean about the same to you? Thanks. 0-
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02 br 02 br 00 However, 'took up' brings a bit of extra meaning. It focuses more on 01 i 00 'filling up the available capacity' 02 i 00 . 02 br 02 br 00 It is sometimes used negatively.
- 02 br 02 br 00 However, 'took up' brings a bit of extra meaning.
- It focuses more on 01 i 00 'filling up the available capacity' 02 i 00 .
- 02 br 02 br 00 It is sometimes used negatively.
- 02 i 02 br 02 br 00 And sometimes more positively.
- eg 01 i 00 Going to the wonderful New York museums took up most of my stay there.
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01 font 00 Do all of the bolded expressions fit in the above and mean about the same to you? 02 font 00 There's not much difference here be
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01 font 00 Foreign orders 01 b 00 represented/formed/took up 02 b 00 40 percent of our sales last year. 02 font 02 br
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01 font 00 Do all of the bolded expressions fit in the above and mean about the same to you? 02 font 00 There's not much difference here be
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