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Kook j Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Government

Hi.

Where does that leave the redesign of the euro? Euro-zone governments have agreed that leaders will meet at twice-yearly summits. They have set up a proto-EMF and a European Banking Authority. And they have agreed to monitor the economies of euro-zone members in a souped-up Stability and Growth Pact. - http://www.economist.com/node/21537914


Isn't the definite article necessary for there?

the Euro-zone government have ...
  

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In this case, the talk is about all the 'governments' which belong to the 'Euro-zone class ' . Are there any other governments of the 'Euro-zone class' which have been left out? No.

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  • In this case, the talk is about all the 'governments' which belong to the 'Euro-zone class ' .
  • Are there any other governments of the 'Euro-zone class' which have been left out?
  • No.
  • Are we in agreement about who or what we are referring to?
  • Yes.
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In this case, the talk is about all the 'governments' which belong to the 'Euro-zone class'.

Are there any other governments of the 'Euro-zone class' which have been left out? No.
Are we in agreement about who or what we are referring to? Yes.
So we are 'definite' about who/what is being referred to.

Clearly, there is no ambiguity over the subject in conside
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