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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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nominated for the award
0 Five films were nominated 01 b 00 for 02 b 00 the award, and they are all potential winners. 02 br
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00 Hi, 02 br
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00 How should I interpret "for" in the above? Does it mean "to win?" Thanks. 0-
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00 Hi, 02 br
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00 How should I interpret "for" in the above? Does it mean "to win?" Thanks. 0-
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e. Best Picture Award or Best Screenplay Award. 0-
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- Best Picture Award or Best Screenplay Award.
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0 It means the award will be given in a certain category, i.e. Best Picture Award or Best Screenplay Award. 02 br
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00 A person or a group gets "nominated for" the award in that category. 0-
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00 A person or a group gets "nominated for" the award in that category. 0-
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01 cite 10 Angliholic 12 cite 10 How should I interpret "for" in the above? 12 blockquote10 Probably the best interpretation is simply that 01 i 00 for 02 i 00 is the standard preposition for connecting the verb 01 i 00 nominate 02 i 00 with the honor to be received. So indirectly I suppose
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