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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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>The use of antibiotics in the husbandry sector is subject to close surveillance, and further restrictions are under implementation in order to reduce the risk of antibiotic resistance for human beings.
Does this mean that the restrictions have already been implemented, or it is in the process of implementation (restriction is being discussed)?
>The use of antibiotics in the husbandry sector is subject to close surveillance, and further restrictions are under implementation in order to reduce the risk of antibiotic resistance for human beings.
Does this mean that the restrictions have already been implemented, or it is in the process of implementation (restriction is being discussed)?
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Good question. It is the latter. Here's why: implementation: the act of enforcing something.
- Good question.
- It is the latter.
- Here's why: implementation: the act of enforcing something.
- are under implementation : the act of enforcing something is a current reality, thus the action is implicitly in the present progressive form.
- "have already been implemented" means the implementation process has come to completion.
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Good question. It is the latter. Here's why:
implementation: the act of enforcing something.
are under implementation : the act of enforcing something is a current reality, thus the action is implicitly in the present progressive form.
"have already been implemented" means the implementation process has come to completion. It is finished, which is not consistent with the s
implementation: the act of enforcing something.
are under implementation : the act of enforcing something is a current reality, thus the action is implicitly in the present progressive form.
"have already been implemented" means the implementation process has come to completion. It is finished, which is not consistent with the s
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