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Square Posted 12 years ago
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With 2009 shaping up (as) a tough year for the tourism sector
With 2009 shaping up as a tough year for the tourism sector, airlines, travel agencies, hotels and resorts and cities and provinces are all introducing measures to attract more visitors.
Source: "Keeping them coming", Viet Nam News.
Is it also good if the preposition "as" is omitted?
"With 2009 shaping up a tough year for the tourism sector..."
Thank you.
Source: "Keeping them coming", Viet Nam News.
Is it also good if the preposition "as" is omitted?
"With 2009 shaping up a tough year for the tourism sector..."
Thank you.
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Square Is it also good if the preposition "as" is omitted? no
- Square Is it also good if the preposition "as" is omitted?
- no
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With 2009 shaping up as a tough year = 'with 2009 shaping up to be a tough year'If you omit "as", you are saying that 2009 is doing something to 'a tough year', and that's the wrong meaning.
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