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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
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Should I use the phrase 'across much of' or the word 'in' in this sentence?
Should I use the phrase across much of or the word in in this sentence?
Terrorism is the biggest security concern (across much of, in) the world.
Terrorism is the biggest security concern (across much of, in) the world.
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With such a generalization, there's not much difference between "across much of," which adds the geographical extent of the problem and "in," which doesn't. When the US and the USSR were the only ones with nuclear weapons, you could say that securing nuclear bombs was the biggest security concern in the world, but it wouldn't have extended beyond two countries.
- With such a generalization, there's not much difference between "across much of," which adds the geographical extent of the problem and "in," which doesn't.
- When the US and the USSR were the only ones with nuclear weapons, you could say that securing nuclear bombs was the biggest security concern in the world, but it wouldn't have extended beyond two countries.
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With such a generalization, there's not much difference between "across much of," which adds the geographical extent of the problem and "in," which doesn't.
When the US and the USSR were the only ones with nuclear weapons, you could say that securing nuclear bombs was the biggest security concern in the world, but it wouldn't have extended beyond two countries.
When the US and the USSR were the only ones with nuclear weapons, you could say that securing nuclear bombs was the biggest security concern in the world, but it wouldn't have extended beyond two countries.
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Either, depending on what your emphasis is.
Terrorism is the biggest security concern in the world. [Looking at the world as a whole, this is the biggest problem.]
Terrorism is the biggest security concern across much of the world. [Looking at the individual countries of the world, this is the biggest concern for the majority of them.]
Terrorism is the biggest security concern in the world. [Looking at the world as a whole, this is the biggest problem.]
Terrorism is the biggest security concern across much of the world. [Looking at the individual countries of the world, this is the biggest concern for the majority of them.]
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