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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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when confronted by/with major problems
She is able to stay calm when confronted by/with major problems.
Do both by and with fit in the above? If not, could you explain why not? Thanks.
Do both by and with fit in the above? If not, could you explain why not? Thanks.
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Hi, "To be confronted with something" is idiomatic. Be confronted with many choices / major problems / etc... Why not by?
- Hi, "To be confronted with something" is idiomatic.
- Be confronted with many choices / major problems / etc...
- Why not by?
- I guess no one forces us to make choice or deal with problems.
- We bring them on ourselves.
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Hi,
"To be confronted with something" is idiomatic.
Be confronted with many choices / major problems / etc...
Why not by? I guess no one forces us to make choice or deal with problems. We bring them on ourselves. However, if someone confront us (i.e., s/he initiates a confronting action), we can certainly say, "we were confronted by that pers
"To be confronted with something" is idiomatic.
Be confronted with many choices / major problems / etc...
Why not by? I guess no one forces us to make choice or deal with problems. We bring them on ourselves. However, if someone confront us (i.e., s/he initiates a confronting action), we can certainly say, "we were confronted by that pers
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Hoa ThaiHi,
"To be confronted with something" is idiomatic.
Be confronted with many choices / major problems / etc...
Why not by? I guess no one forces us to make choice or deal with problems. We bring them on ourselves. However, if someone confront us (i.e., s/he initiates a confronting action), we can certainly say,
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