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Rotter Posted 18 years ago
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Successful

0 Are you successful of installing Solaris on your computer?02br
00Is it correct to say 'successful of' doing or making something? 02br
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00The following is from a dictionary. 02br
00adjective02br
00100 00achieving the desired results:02br
00a successful operation02br
00My second attempt at making flaky pastry was a bit more successful.02br
00This year's harvest was one of the most successful since the record crop of 1985.00 0-
  

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0 One is normally successful 01b00in doing02b00 something.02br
00Your two sentences at the end of the post are correct. 0-
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0I am successful in making something.02br
00Is the above fine too? 0-
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0I urge someone to look at my latest question. 0-
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01cite10Rotter12cite10I am successful in making something. 12br
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10Is the above fine too? 12br
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10I'd write: 01i00I have succeeded in making a 02i01b01i00bomb02i00. (You should name what the thing is.)02b0-
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1font000 from bbc.co.uk for "successful of doing"02font02br
00 8 from bbc.co.uk for "successful at doing"02br
00 10 of about 77 from bbc.co.uk for "successful in doing"02br
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00 10 from bbc.co.uk for "successful a
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