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Tarkowsky Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

outcome to/of

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00Below are some sentences found on the web.Which preposition should I use after outcome?02pre
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001) The 01b00outcome of02b00 this crisis will influence the balance of power in the Middle East.02pre
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002) You may have the right to appeal to the IPCC if you are not satisfied with the 01b00outcome of02b00 a police02pre
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003) The most likely 01b00outcome to02b00 the investigation is that the stadium will have to be rebuilt.02pre
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004) The Secretary reported on a satisfactory 01b00outcome to02b00 the meeting held in London. 02pre
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0 While 01i 00to02i 00 is possible in some situations, Oxford Collocations and the BBI Dictionary only mention01i 00 of02i 00, and that is justified. com for "outcome to the meeting"02br 02br 00 To me, 01b 00outcome of02b 00 shows the 01font 00natural generation of the result/outcome 02font 00from the natural process/phenomenon which is under discussion, say a meeting or a war, while01b 00 outcome to02b 00 shows that 01font 00the result/outcome is somehow externally imposed or matched 02font 00to the phenomenon/process, by the chance, by the fate or the will of ***. 02br 02br 00 Others may well have other views.

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  • 0 While 01i 00to02i 00 is possible in some situations, Oxford Collocations and the BBI Dictionary only mention01i 00 of02i 00, and that is justified.
  • com for "outcome to the meeting"02br 02br 00 To me, 01b 00outcome of02b 00 shows the 01font 00natural generation of the result/outcome 02font 00from the natural process/phenomenon which is under discussion, say a meeting or a war, while01b 00 outcome to02b 00 shows that 01font 00the result/outcome is somehow externally imposed or matched 02font 00to the phenomenon/process, by the chance, by the fate or the will of ***.
  • 02br 02br 00 Others may well have other views.
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0 While 01i00to02i00 is possible in some situations, Oxford Collocations and the BBI Dictionary only mention01i00 of02i00, and that is justified. See the hits at Google on educated sites: 02br
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00 199 from bbc.co.uk for "outcome of the meeting"02br
00 2 from bbc.co.uk for "outcome to the meeting"02br
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