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Taka Posted 18 years ago
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unprecedented

0・The role of English has developed to such an extent, 01span00unprecedented 02span01span00in the world history02span00, that it is difficult to see how it can now be displaced.02br
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00If  '01span00unprecedented 02span01span00in the world history02span00' were placed in front of the sentence as:02br
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00・01span00U02span01span00nprecedented 02span01span00in the world history, 01span00th02span01span00e role of English has developed to such an extent that it is difficult to see how it can now be displaced. 02span02span02br
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00would it still make the same sense? Or it's basically:02br
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00・The role of English has developed to such an extent, 01u00which is02u00 01span00unprecedented 02span01span00in the world history02span00, that it is difficult to see how it can now be displaced. 02br
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00so such placing is no good?0-
  

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1font 00Hi Taka,02font 02br 02br 00・The role of English has developed to such an extent, 00unprecedented 00in the world history00, that it is difficult to see how it can now be displaced. 02br 02br 00If '00unprecedented 00in the world history00' were placed in front of the sentence as:02br 02br 00・00U00nprecedented 00in the world history, 00th00e role of English has developed to such an extent that it is difficult to see how it can now be displaced. 02br 02br 00would it still make the same sense?

  • 1font 00Hi Taka,02font 02br 02br 00・The role of English has developed to such an extent, 00unprecedented 00in the world history00, that it is difficult to see how it can now be displaced.
  • 02br 02br 00If '00unprecedented 00in the world history00' were placed in front of the sentence as:02br 02br 00・00U00nprecedented 00in the world history, 00th00e role of English has developed to such an extent that it is difficult to see how it can now be displaced.
  • 02br 02br 00would it still make the same sense?
  • Or it's basically:02br 02br 00・The role of English has developed to such an extent, 00which is00 00unprecedented 00in the world history00, that it is difficult to see how it can now be displaced.
  • 02br 01font 00In the original, it modifies 'extent'.
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1font00Hi Taka,02font02br
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00・The role of English has developed to such an extent, 00unprecedented 00in the world history00, that it is difficult to see how it can now be displaced. 02br
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00If '00unprecedented 00in the world history00' were placed in front of the sentence as:02br

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