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From that snippet, it's not obvious. It looks like poor grammar there, but I suspect in context it would turn out to be fine.
My guess is that 'the first lead for which' refers to an indication of Bin Laden's location.
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| #3 (permalink) Mon May 02, 2011 15:51 pm For Which |
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| How should it be rewritten then? |
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| #4 (permalink) Mon May 02, 2011 16:54 pm For Which |
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I didn't say it needed rewriting. I said it depended on context - what came before.
It really depends on whether my guess as to the wider context is correct.
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| #6 (permalink) Mon May 02, 2011 17:03 pm For Which |
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In that case my guess was incorrect.
Unless it's been particularly badly written, the first lead for the establishment of a ground operation emerged last August.
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| #7 (permalink) Mon May 02, 2011 20:39 pm For Which |
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| #8 (permalink) Tue May 03, 2011 21:54 pm For Which |
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| Beeesneees wrote: |
I didn't say it needed rewriting. I said it depended on context - what came before.
It really depends on whether my guess as to the wider context is correct. |
"on context" or "on the context"?
If not "on the context" please explain why so.
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| #9 (permalink) Tue May 03, 2011 22:00 pm For Which |
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'on context' is correct. I am speaking of context in general rather than the specific context applicable here.
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| #10 (permalink) Tue May 03, 2011 22:47 pm For Which |
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| OK but in the next sentence the general context became "the context". |
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| #11 (permalink) Tue May 03, 2011 22:48 pm For Which |
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Yes, because in the next sentence I was speaking about the specific context in this case.
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