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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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if we are to do something

Is 'if we are to win' followed by 'we need to...
If we are to win this game, we need to play good defense.

What would follow

If we are to succeed....

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Anonymous What would follow If we are to succeed.... Anything could follow that. What do you propose?

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous What would follow If we are to succeed....
  • Anything could follow that.
  • What do you propose?
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AnonymousWhat would follow If we are to succeed....
Anything could follow that. What do you propose?
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If we are to succeed, we will be happy.
If we are to succeed, we have to play better.
If we are to succeed, we need to play better.

I don't really know what 'are to do something' means if I did I'd know what I could follow it up with.

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(X) If we are to succeed, we will be happy.-- No good. 'If we are to...' requires a precondition.
If we are to succeed, we have to play better.-- OK
If we are to succeed, we need to play better. -- OK
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