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NL888 Posted 18 years ago
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"What is "that" in "that of ..."?
0 1) that (in "that of abot 334 who needed treatment") = the health condition? 02 br
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00 2) 107 accessed it = 107 accessed the free ART clinic? 02 br
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00 Before June 2005, the researchers report, the mortality rate among adults aged 15-59 years was 9.8 per 1000 person-years of observation. The researchers found that the probability of both men and women dying between these ages was about 43% and about 65% of deaths (229 of 352) were related to AIDS. 02 br
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00 The data collected eight months after the opening of the free ART clinic indicated 01 b 01 font 00 that of about 334 who needed treatment, 107 accessed it. 02 font 02 b 00 Still, there was a 10% reduction in mortality in adults, and a 35% reduction in adults who were near the main road (a location where pre-ART mortality was greatest). When subgrouping by age, the researchers found that mortality rates in adults aged 60 years or more did not change. 0-
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00 2) 107 accessed it = 107 accessed the free ART clinic? 02 br
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00 Before June 2005, the researchers report, the mortality rate among adults aged 15-59 years was 9.8 per 1000 person-years of observation. The researchers found that the probability of both men and women dying between these ages was about 43% and about 65% of deaths (229 of 352) were related to AIDS. 02 br
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00 The data collected eight months after the opening of the free ART clinic indicated 01 b 01 font 00 that of about 334 who needed treatment, 107 accessed it. 02 font 02 b 00 Still, there was a 10% reduction in mortality in adults, and a 35% reduction in adults who were near the main road (a location where pre-ART mortality was greatest). When subgrouping by age, the researchers found that mortality rates in adults aged 60 years or more did not change. 0-
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0 "That" is just a conjunction here, like in: «The day that the rains came», «That'll be the day that I'll die», or «I know that you are here» 02 br
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00 You can decmpose that sentence as follows: 02 br
00 «The data (...) clinic indicated: Of about 334 who needed treatment, 107 accessed it.» 0-
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00 You can decmpose that sentence as follows: 02 br
00 «The data (...) clinic indicated: Of about 334 who needed treatment, 107 accessed it.» 0-
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01 cite 10 Ant_222 12 cite 10 You can decmpose that sentence as follows: 12 br10 You deconstruct a sentence. A dead body decomposes. 0-
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0 Actually, Ant_222 is using 01 i 00 decompose 02 i 00 in its first (transitive) definition! (Surprise!) (m-w.com) 02 br
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00 Main Entry: 00 de·com·pose 00 00 Pronunciation: 00 00 \ 00 ˌ 00 dē-kəm- 00 ˈ 00 pōz\ 00 00 Function: 01 i 00 verb 02 i 00 00 Etymology: 00 French 01 i 00 décomposer, 02 i
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00 Main Entry: 00 de·com·pose 00 00 Pronunciation: 00 00 \ 00 ˌ 00 dē-kəm- 00 ˈ 00 pōz\ 00 00 Function: 01 i 00 verb 02 i 00 00 Etymology: 00 French 01 i 00 décomposer, 02 i
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0 The things you learn. I didn't even know it HAD a transitive sense. My apologies, Ant. 0-
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0 GG: «The things you learn. I didn't even know it HAD a transitive sense. My apologies, Ant.» 02 br
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00 No problem, GG. I didn't even know it had an intransitive meaning! Also, you reminded me of another word — "deconstruct", which I couldn't imagine applied to "sentence" even in dreams... I thought of its meaning like "to disassemble constructions" — cars, buildings, e
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00 No problem, GG. I didn't even know it had an intransitive meaning! Also, you reminded me of another word — "deconstruct", which I couldn't imagine applied to "sentence" even in dreams... I thought of its meaning like "to disassemble constructions" — cars, buildings, e
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