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Kane159 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
In accordance / compliance with
Hi,
are these two words synonyms, please? They seem the same to me.
Can I use them in the following sentence?
The research must be carried out in accordance / compliance with the terms.
Thank you in advance!
are these two words synonyms, please? They seem the same to me.
Can I use them in the following sentence?
The research must be carried out in accordance / compliance with the terms.
Thank you in advance!
Top answer
I'd use accordance . To accord suggests to agree, to match. To comply suggests to obey, to submit.
- I'd use accordance .
- To accord suggests to agree, to match.
- To comply suggests to obey, to submit.
- Hence, compliance seems too dramatic a word for research (to me); one complies with "The Law of the Land".
- If, however, the intent is to "lay down the law" for the researchers, then by all means use compliance .
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I'd use accordance.
To accord suggests to agree, to match.
To comply suggests to obey, to submit.
Hence, compliance seems too dramatic a word for research (to me); one complies with "The Law of the Land".
If, however, the intent is to "lay down the law" for the researchers, then by all means use compliance.
CJ
To accord suggests to agree, to match.
To comply suggests to obey, to submit.
Hence, compliance seems too dramatic a word for research (to me); one complies with "The Law of the Land".
If, however, the intent is to "lay down the law" for the researchers, then by all means use compliance.
CJ
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