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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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"the match was cancelled on behalf of bad weather" or"... due to bad weather" which is more appropriate.
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'...due to/because of bad weather.'
'I am writing on behalf of my mother, who has unfortunately broken her arm.'
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'I am writing on behalf of my mother, who has unfortunately broken her arm.'
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Some English speakers think that "due to" must have a noun to work with: The cancellation was due to (owed its existence to) bad weather. The match was cancelled on account of (not "on behalf of") bad weather.
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