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Pamela81 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
In order to..
Hello
I am confused about the use of "in order to" can it be at the beginning of sentence ? I´ll post you one example :
" Dear XXX,
I am sorry but the price of the stand exceeds your budget. In order to reduce the costs, we should remove some elements........... "
Can someone also tell me if the a " cost" can be "reduced" ? is it the correct verb ?
Thank you
Pamela
I am confused about the use of "in order to" can it be at the beginning of sentence ? I´ll post you one example :
" Dear XXX,
I am sorry but the price of the stand exceeds your budget. In order to reduce the costs, we should remove some elements........... "
Can someone also tell me if the a " cost" can be "reduced" ? is it the correct verb ?
Thank you
Pamela
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Hi That's all good 'In order to' means 'for that purpose', 'as a means to', 'so as to be able to achieve that' 'Reduce cost' is to lower the amount spent on something - You can't afford the stand, but we can find a way of lowering the cost, so that you will be able to afford it Dave
- Hi That's all good 'In order to' means 'for that purpose', 'as a means to', 'so as to be able to achieve that' 'Reduce cost' is to lower the amount spent on something - You can't afford the stand, but we can find a way of lowering the cost, so that you will be able to afford it Dave
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Hi
That's all good
'In order to' means 'for that purpose', 'as a means to', 'so as to be able to achieve that'
'Reduce cost' is to lower the amount spent on something
- You can't afford the stand, but we can find a way of lowering the cost, so that you will be able to afford it
Dave
That's all good
'In order to' means 'for that purpose', 'as a means to', 'so as to be able to achieve that'
'Reduce cost' is to lower the amount spent on something
- You can't afford the stand, but we can find a way of lowering the cost, so that you will be able to afford it
Dave
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I am confused about the use of "in order to" can it be at the beginning of sentence ? Yes
I´ll post you one example :
" Dear ***,
I am sorry but the price of the stand exceeds your budget. In order to reduce the costs, we can remove some elements........... "
Can someone also tell m
I´ll post you one example :
" Dear ***,
I am sorry but the price of the stand exceeds your budget. In order to reduce the costs, we can remove some elements........... "
Can someone also tell m
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Hi Dave,
thank you. I didn´t know the verb "to lower" !
I am thinking about this sentence "in order to keep the costs controlled " ? does it work ?
Thank you for your help
Pamela
thank you. I didn´t know the verb "to lower" !
I am thinking about this sentence "in order to keep the costs controlled " ? does it work ?
Thank you for your help
Pamela
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CliveI am confused about the use of "in order to" can it be at the beginning of sentence ? YesI´ll post you one example :" Dear ***,I am sorry but the price of the stand exceeds your budget. In order to reduce the costs, we can remove some elements........... "Can someone also tell me if the a " cost" can be "reduced" ? is it the correct verb ? YesCliveHello
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Hi
Yes, that's good
- The stand seems too expensive for our budget - we will have to control the costs
Dave
Yes, that's good
- The stand seems too expensive for our budget - we will have to control the costs
Dave
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we should remove some elements...........Sounds like we have an obligation to do this.
eg Our prices are too high. so we should reduce them.
we can remove some elements........... It is possible for us to do this (and by implication, we will do it)
eg Our prices are too high. so we should reduce them.
we can remove some elements........... It is possible for us to do this (and by implication, we will do it)
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