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Biro Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

To lead an exploration ?

Is "to lead an exploration" correct English ?
  

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Yes, it is in use, but it is not common, so it is hard to find good examples. Here's one: Winn, 23, is co-owner of Last Descents River Expeditions, a whitewater rafting company that led an exploration of nearly 200 miles of the Salween through Tibet in mid-September. More common and less controversial is 'lead an expedition': Late in the summer of 2001, Slowinski led an expedition into Burma's extreme north He raided a few Spanish settlements along the coast and led an expedition to plunder Spanish merchant ships General Zheng Chenggong (Koxinga) led an expedition to Taiwan and expelled the Dutch

— Mister Micawber

  • Yes, it is in use, but it is not common, so it is hard to find good examples.
  • Here's one: Winn, 23, is co-owner of Last Descents River Expeditions, a whitewater rafting company that led an exploration of nearly 200 miles of the Salween through Tibet in mid-September.
  • More common and less controversial is 'lead an expedition': Late in the summer of 2001, Slowinski led an expedition into Burma's extreme north He raided a few Spanish settlements along the coast and led an expedition to plunder Spanish merchant ships General Zheng Chenggong (Koxinga) led an expedition to Taiwan and expelled the Dutch
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Yes, it is in use, but it is not common, so it is hard to find good examples. Here's one:

Winn, 23, is co-owner of Last Descents River Expeditions, a whitewater rafting company that led an exploration of nearly 200 miles of the Salween through Tibet in mid-September.

More common and less controversial is 'lead an expedition':

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