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Hasibul Alam Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

general meaning of the sentence

what is currently worrying civil engineering is not so much predicted increase in annual precipitation as the likelyhood that many storms will come in tighter succession
  

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Two possible factors are mentioned: 1. The predicted increase in annual precipitation. 2.

  • Two possible factors are mentioned: 1.
  • The predicted increase in annual precipitation.
  • 2.
  • e.
  • more quickly one after the other).
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Two possible factors are mentioned:

1. The predicted increase in annual precipitation.
2. The likelihood that many storms will come in tighter succession (i.e. more quickly one after the other).

The author is saying that (2) is more of a concern for civil engineers than (1).
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thank you but can you mention any grammar book that can help me for this kind of operation??
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Hasibul Alamthank you but can you mention any grammar book that can help me for this kind of operation??
I'm not sure what you mean by "operation."
Any general intermediate English grammar book should cover syntax and structure.
What grammar books do you have?

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