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What are alternative phrases for “with respect to”? [closed]
I often overuse the idiom "with respect to" - it's my default phrase when I'm writing formally and want to restrict the domain of a statement. e.g.
X is changing with respect to Y ...
Changes with ...
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'To take something into account' vs. 'to take something into consideration'
OALD defines the expressions as follows:
to take something into account: to consider particular facts,
circumstances, etc. when making a decision about something
to take something into ...
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Analysis of “It is like a dream come true”
I've been unable to grammatically analyse the sentence
It is like a dream come true.
To me, it should either be
It is like a dream that has come true
or
It is like a dream comes true.
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Non-idiomatic “would be a rare X that Y”: “…would be a rare hurricane that…”
In following, a writer quotes and summarizes Bill Read's remarks regarding Hurricane Irene:
“This is not just a coastal event,” said Bill Read, director of the National Hurricane Center. He said ...
