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Antonija Posted 20 years ago
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pipeline

Can you please read and check this sentence? Thank you.

The first pipeline in Croatia was built in 1960 (from Stružec to Sisak), and in 1979 pipeline (extending?) from Omišalj on the island of Krk to Sisak (Adriatic Pipeline – Janaf) was built, too.
  

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Antonija Can you please read and check this sentence? Thank you. ) from Omišalj on the island of Krk to Sisak (Adriatic Pipeline – Janaf) was built, too.

  • Antonija Can you please read and check this sentence?
  • Thank you.
  • ) from Omišalj on the island of Krk to Sisak (Adriatic Pipeline – Janaf) was built, too.
  • Here are some thoughts: A pipeline Extending is fine Is the Adriatic Pipeline - Janaf the NAME of the pipeline?
  • The first pipeline in Croatia was built in 1960 (from Stružec to Sisak), and later, in 1979 a pipeline extending from Omišalj on the island of Krk to Sisak (the Adriatic Pipeline – Janaf) was also built.
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Antonija
Can you please read and check this sentence? Thank you.

The first pipeline in Croatia was built in 1960 (from Stružec to Sisak), and in 1979 pipeline (extending?) from Omišalj on the island of Krk to Sisak (Adriatic Pipeline – Janaf) was built, too.

Here are some thoughts:

A pipeline
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... in 1979 the extension pipeline from ...
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Good point. Was it an extension of the existing pipeline? Or a totally new line?
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Hello,

No, it wasn't an extension, but another pipeline.
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Then you could word it...

in 1979 an additional pipeline was built which linked/connected Omisalj on the island of Krk to Sisak (the Adriatic pipeline-Janaf)
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To minimize confusion, I would suggest the following rephrasing of the sentence:

The first pipeline in Croatia was built in 1960 (from Stružec to Sisak), and in 1979 another pipeline running from Omišalj on the island of Krk to Sisak (Adriatic Pipeline – Janaf) was
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Thank you Likeguslee and Squeaky.

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