2013年1月7日 · Since the last decade = from the end of the previous decade until today (if you said this today, you would mean 2001-2013 or 2000-2013, depending on when you think …

2023年8月24日 · for over three decades ＝ for more than three decades (because this "over" is used as an adverb) over three decades ≒ for three decades (because this "over" is used as a …

2012年1月6日 · This year-in-review proofreading quiz has started me thinking about the use of the possessive before the word worth, as in this example: Egypt, the most populous country in the …

2009年8月2日 · It refers to a crisis that has taken decades to reach its current state. "[Time period] in the making" is an idiom meaning "this situation has been developing for [time period] …

2012年6月29日 · It's fine. Both are fine. A decade's experience is a decade of experience, and they're both equally natural and very common.

2006年11月15日 · In this passage, the speaker discusses how the American attitude towards Europe has changed in/ over the last/ past few decades due to the development of the latter …

2014年12月10日 · I get 299 results from Google for "The past few years have witnessed" and only 199 results for "The past few years has witnessed", which includes examples like "The sector …

2006年2月19日 · 1. How would I say the decades? For instance, the '60s. Is it just les '60? If anyone could help me with any of these, it would be fantastic! I'm literally pulling my hair out …

2016年6月7日 · Source: Tackling poverty in India: The low income, low growth trap In the following paragraph, simple past has been used, rather than present perfect. I fail to …

2007年3月7日 · "As parliamentary and electoral life returned to the kingdom, they were able to capitalize on decades’-worth of organization." 1. Any need for the apostrophe here, or is this …