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Bvpraveen Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

...is looking "to" India...

Dear Friends,

Today I came across this sentence : "Britain is looking TO India for conducting research on stem cells".

Isn't AT must have been used instead of TO?

Praveen.
  

Top answer

When you want someone else to do something for you, you say looking to

— Nona the brit

  • When you want someone else to do something for you, you say looking to
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When you want someone else to do something for you, you say looking to
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Then when will we use "...looking at...". ie what does "Britain is looking AT India for conducting research on stem..." mean?
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Looking "at " is more speculative... More like looking at a landscape...
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'Look to someone for something' is an idiomatic phrase meaning 'expect something from/of someone'.

'Look at something' is 'direct one's sight intentionally towards something'.
'Britain is looking at India for conducting research on something' makes no sense.

paco
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Dear Paco,

Your explanation was nice. I got it cleared.

Thanks.
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