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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Hi.
"Addressing the NHS's future sustainability in the face of rising demand for care but what are expected to be tight budgets for years to come, Nicholson called for hospital funding to be slashed and instead used to provide medical care closer to patients' homes." [From The Guardian.]
Does "but" mean "and" in the above sentence?
Is "instead" a preposition which precedes the implied "being" followed by the adjectival "used" as in "...instead [being] used to provide medical care closer to patients' homes." in the sentence? (The problem I have with that is that the "used to provide" verb form refers to the past state whereas the address directs the attention to the future.)
Thank you.
"Addressing the NHS's future sustainability in the face of rising demand for care but what are expected to be tight budgets for years to come, Nicholson called for hospital funding to be slashed and instead used to provide medical care closer to patients' homes." [From The Guardian.]
Does "but" mean "and" in the above sentence?
Is "instead" a preposition which precedes the implied "being" followed by the adjectival "used" as in "...instead [being] used to provide medical care closer to patients' homes." in the sentence? (The problem I have with that is that the "used to provide" verb form refers to the past state whereas the address directs the attention to the future.)
Thank you.
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Anonymous Does "but" mean "and" in the above sentence? Yes. but it stresses the 'oppositeness' of the two developments.
- Anonymous Does "but" mean "and" in the above sentence?
- Yes.
- but it stresses the 'oppositeness' of the two developments.
- Anonymous s "instead" a preposition No, it is adverbial: slashed, and used ...
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AnonymousDoes "but" mean "and" in the above sentence?Yes. but it stresses the 'oppositeness' of the two developments.
Anonymouss "instead" a prepositionNo, it is adverbial: slashed, and used...
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