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Seraphin Posted 18 years ago
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the basis for/of; the implication for/in

No one responded to my prior query, so i am reposting it with some modification

Are the following two inter-changeable? Or do they mean two different things?

(a) they are the basis OF any success I may achieve

(b) they are the basis FOR any success I may achieve

(a) The basis OF conservation and management is to ...

(b) The basis FOR conservation and management is to ...

(a) Identification of novel molecules with implications FOR neurological disorders suggests that ...

(b) Identification of novel molecules with implications IN neurological disorders suggests that ...

Hopefully I can get some input this time.
  

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Hi, No one responded to my prior query, so i am reposting it with some modification Are the following two inter-changeable? Or do they mean two different things? (a) they are the basis OF any success I may achieve (b) they are the basis FOR any success I may achieve (a) The basis OF conservation and management is to ...

  • Hi, No one responded to my prior query, so i am reposting it with some modification Are the following two inter-changeable?
  • Or do they mean two different things?
  • (a) they are the basis OF any success I may achieve (b) they are the basis FOR any success I may achieve (a) The basis OF conservation and management is to ...
  • (b) The basis FOR conservation and management is to ...
  • Looking at the above examples, I don't see any real difference.
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Hi,
No one responded to my prior query, so i am reposting it with some modification

Are the following two inter-changeable? Or do they mean two different things?



(a) they are the basis OF any success I may achieve

(b) they are the basis FOR any success I may achieve


(a) The basis OF conservation and management is to ...

(b) The basis

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