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Uktous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Moved ahead

Hi,

Question:
Suppose after a economic downturn the United state recovered quicker than the united kingdom.
Can I use "moved ahead" the following sentence?

Sentence:
The business cycle of US moved ahead the business cycle of UK.

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Top answer

To be grammatical, you would have to say: The business cycle of the US moved ahead of the business cycle of the UK. or, more concisely, The business cycle of the US moved ahead of that of the UK. However, I doubt I would actually understand that this meant the United States recovered more quickly than the United Kingdom.

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  • To be grammatical, you would have to say: The business cycle of the US moved ahead of the business cycle of the UK.
  • or, more concisely, The business cycle of the US moved ahead of that of the UK.
  • However, I doubt I would actually understand that this meant the United States recovered more quickly than the United Kingdom.
  • If that's what you mean then just say so.
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To be grammatical, you would have to say:

The business cycle of the US moved ahead of the business cycle of the UK.

or, more concisely,

The business cycle of the US moved ahead of that of the UK.

However, I doubt I would actually understand that this meant the United States recovered more quickly tha
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