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Surfer Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

in/for

Hello, everyone.

In the following sentence, can the in be replaced with atfor? as for?

"The procedure has since become widely accepted as the preferred method for treating portal hypertension that is refractory to medical therapy, replacing the surgical portocaval shunt in that role."

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transjugular_intrahepatic_portosystemic_shunt

Thank you.
  

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No. Only 'in' is idiomatic in that phrase.

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  • Only 'in' is idiomatic in that phrase.
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No. Only 'in' is idiomatic in that phrase.

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