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Windyjolt Posted 16 years ago
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____the pas 50 or 60 years, this technique has been widely used____varying degrees of success.
a)Over/ with
b)Through/ in
The answer is "a" but I dont understand the second part shouldn't I use "in" in the second blank?
  

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Hi, __the pas 50 or 60 years, this technique has been widely used__varying degrees of success. a)Over/ with b)Through/ in The answer is "a" but I dont understand the second part shouldn't I use "in" in the second blank? No, 'with' is the natural choice.

— Clive

  • Hi, __the pas 50 or 60 years, this technique has been widely used__varying degrees of success.
  • a)Over/ with b)Through/ in The answer is "a" but I dont understand the second part shouldn't I use "in" in the second blank?
  • No, 'with' is the natural choice.
  • You do something 'with .
  • .
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Hi,

__the pas 50 or 60 years, this technique has been widely used__varying degrees of success.
a)Over/ with
b)Through/ in
The answer is "a" but I dont understand the second part shouldn't I use "in" in the second blank?

No, 'with' is the natural choice. You do something 'with . . . success'.



Clive
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