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Sadee Posted 10 years ago
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In the Middle East, diabetes was 47% and increasing to...
In the Middle East, diabetes was 47% , and it was increasing to...

Which one is correct?
  

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Neither is correct. "diabetes was 47%" is not right. It is not clear what "47%" refers to.

  • Neither is correct.
  • "diabetes was 47%" is not right.
  • It is not clear what "47%" refers to.
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Neither is correct. "diabetes was 47%" is not right. It is not clear what "47%" refers to.
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In the Middle East, the rate of diabetes was 47% and increasing to 95%.

In the Middle East, the rate of diabetes was 47% and it was increasing to...

Which one is correct?
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Neither one is correct.

In the Middle East, the rate of diabetes was 47% in 1998 but by the end of 2015 it had increased to 95%.
In the Middle East, the rate of diabetes was 47% in 2010 and increasing rapidly.
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SadeeIn the Middle East, the rate of diabetes was 47% and increasing to 95%.In the Middle East, the rate of diabetes was 47% and it was increasing to...Which one is correct?
Do you mean that 47%, or possibly 95%, of the population has diabetes? Is that really correct? It seems much too high. Or perhaps these are just any numbers for the example, and you don't

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