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Nessie000 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
'on evidence that'?
Hi,
Please have a look at this:
The tendency is almost always to act late on evidence that the CEO’s performance is declining, but any delay in making that difficult decision can place the company in great jeopardy.
=> Excuse me for quoting such a long passage, but I'm afraid not quoting enough information may cause misunderstanding.
What does on evidence that mean? (I've already had my way of understanding it, but it seems so confusing so I post the question here)
Thank you very much,
Nessie.
Please have a look at this:
The tendency is almost always to act late on evidence that the CEO’s performance is declining, but any delay in making that difficult decision can place the company in great jeopardy.
=> Excuse me for quoting such a long passage, but I'm afraid not quoting enough information may cause misunderstanding.
What does on evidence that mean? (I've already had my way of understanding it, but it seems so confusing so I post the question here)
Thank you very much,
Nessie.
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Hi, Consider first this simpler but similar example. The police acted on evidence that Tom murdered Mary.. The underlined portion is a subordinate clause describing 'evidence'.
- Hi, Consider first this simpler but similar example.
- The police acted on evidence that Tom murdered Mary..
- The underlined portion is a subordinate clause describing 'evidence'.
- ie ( The police acted on evidence ) (that Tom murdered Mary ).
- It's the same with your sentence.
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Hi,
Consider first this simpler but similar example.
The police acted on evidence that Tom murdered Mary..
The underlined portion is a subordinate clause describing 'evidence'.
ie ( The police acted on evidence ) (that Tom murdered Mary ).
It's the same with your sentence.
The tendency is almost always to act late on ev
Consider first this simpler but similar example.
The police acted on evidence that Tom murdered Mary..
The underlined portion is a subordinate clause describing 'evidence'.
ie ( The police acted on evidence ) (that Tom murdered Mary ).
It's the same with your sentence.
The tendency is almost always to act late on ev
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Hi Clive,
Thank you very much for your help, but... I'm totally OK with the sentence's grammar. It's just that I'm not sure about the meaning of 'on evidence that'. I wonder if I've understood it wrongly because it seems a bit odd to me...
Thank you very much for your help, but... I'm totally OK with the sentence's grammar. It's just that I'm not sure about the meaning of 'on evidence that'. I wonder if I've understood it wrongly because it seems a bit odd to me...
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Hi,
It's just that I'm not sure about the meaning of 'on evidence that'. I wonder if I've understood it wrongly because it seems a bit odd to me...
The directors of a company may find evidence that the CEO is no longer doing a good job. But if they do get this evidence, they usually act on it too late. This places the company in danger.
Best wishes,
It's just that I'm not sure about the meaning of 'on evidence that'. I wonder if I've understood it wrongly because it seems a bit odd to me...
The directors of a company may find evidence that the CEO is no longer doing a good job. But if they do get this evidence, they usually act on it too late. This places the company in danger.
Best wishes,
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