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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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"Though the future looks bright for the food-service industry overall, there are no guarantees in what is a very tough and competitive business." Is this underlined phrase convertible into " in a very tough and competitive business "? I don't understand the usage of what is in this sentence. Give some more examples using what is in this way.

  

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anonymous Is this underlined phrase convertible into " in a very tough and competitive business "? Yes, but you would probably add an extra "like this one/such as this one" to the end of the sentence. Though the future looks bright for the food-service industry overall, there are no guarantees in a very tough and competitive business like this (one).

— Ivanhr

  • anonymous Is this underlined phrase convertible into " in a very tough and competitive business "?
  • Yes, but you would probably add an extra "like this one/such as this one" to the end of the sentence.
  • Though the future looks bright for the food-service industry overall, there are no guarantees in a very tough and competitive business like this (one).
  • You can also say Though the future looks bright for the food-service industry overall, there are no guarantees in a business that is very tough and competitive .
  • in a business that is very tough and competitive = what is a very tough and competitive business
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anonymous Is this underlined phrase convertible into " in a very tough and competitive business "?

Yes, but you would probably add an extra "like this one/such as this one" to the end of the sentence.


Though the future looks bright for the food-service industry overall, there are no guarantees in a very tough and competitive business like this

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anonymous I don't understand the usage of what is in this sentence.
Though the future looks bright for the food-service industry overall, there are no guarantees in what is a very tough and competitive business.

~ Though the future looks bright for the food-service industry overall, there are no guarantees because this is a very tough a

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