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Should 'on' be 'in' in this sentence, or is there a case for both?
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'Fleming, a Scottish-born, Canadian, is a striking example of a global visionary. A surveyor by profession, he not only played a key role ON the achievement of a standard world time, but engineered both the trans-Canadian railway, and the trans-Pacific telegraph system linking London with Canada and Fiji.'
Should 'on' be 'in' in this sentence, or is there a case for both?
Thanks
'Fleming, a Scottish-born, Canadian, is a striking example of a global visionary. A surveyor by profession, he not only played a key role ON the achievement of a standard world time, but engineered both the trans-Canadian railway, and the trans-Pacific telegraph system linking London with Canada and Fiji.'
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Fleming, a Scottish-born, Canadian, is a striking example of a global visionary. '
- Fleming, a Scottish-born, Canadian, is a striking example of a global visionary.
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Fleming, a Scottish-born, Canadian, is a striking example of a global
visionary. A surveyor by profession, he not only played a key role IN
the achievement of a standard world time, but engineered both the
trans-Canadian railway, and the trans-Pacific telegraph system linking
London with Canada and Fiji.'
visionary. A surveyor by profession, he not only played a key role IN
the achievement of a standard world time, but engineered both the
trans-Canadian railway, and the trans-Pacific telegraph system linking
London with Canada and Fiji.'
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Fleming, a Scottish-born Canadian, is a striking example of a global visionary.
(without any comma after Scottish-born)
(without any comma after Scottish-born)
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