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Remyzero Posted 8 years ago
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News headline

Austria to seize phones in asylum clampdown

Austria to cut benefits for immigrants


i have been seeing news with this kind of structures.What is the role of "to" here .Is this some kind of summary because i cannot see any tense.

  

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It is a planned or anticipated future action. Infinitives have no tense of their own. The time frame is contextual.

— AlpheccaStars

  • It is a planned or anticipated future action.
  • Infinitives have no tense of their own.
  • The time frame is contextual.
  • In news reports, the context is the time that the headline is written.
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It is a planned or anticipated future action. Infinitives have no tense of their own. The time frame is contextual. In news reports, the context is the time that the headline is written.

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Where can i find detailed more information on this topic

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