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Pamela81 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Matter of stability?

Dear teachers,

please help me in expressing the following concept:

"We built a facing wall (double wall) to ensure that the whole stand will bear (hold??). It is a matter of stability. We fear that without a reinforce, the whole stand cannot bear." ?

Please help me with this issue, I don´t have idea how can I write this better...

thanks

PAMELA
  

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). It is a matter of stability . We fear ed that without a reinforce ment , the whole stand might be in danger of collapsing when (fully) loaded.

— AlpheccaStars

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"We built a facing wall (double wall) to ensure that the whole stand would be stable will bear (hold??). It is a matter of stability. We feared that without a reinforcement, the whole stand might be in danger of collapsing when (fully) loaded. cannot bear." ?
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Dear Alpheccastars,

thank you so much, this was really of help but I have some questions:

Can a structure (in this case a stand) bear or hold the weight of something? In few words, if I say "This wall cannot bear-hold the stand´s weight" is totally wrong?

Can I replace "might be in danger" with "will be in danger" ? if not, why?

To collapse has the same meaning
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Can a structure (in this case a stand) bear or hold the weight of something? Yes. Houses have load-bearing walls and non-load bearing walls.
"This wall cannot bear-hold the stand´s weight" is totally wrong? Bearing weight refers to withstanding the vertical force of gravity. If the stand is going to be mounted on top of the wall, then you are correct.

Can I replace "m
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Thank you so much!!!!!

It was so helpful!!

Regards
Pamela
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