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  1. is of great interest vs is a great interest - WordReference Forums

    Oct 26, 2010 · Hi Guys, I find people use "is of ..." phrase but I don't know when and how to use it. For example, I read this from a text book: The modeling of fluid flows is of great interest to Engineers and …

  2. schedules of reinforcement - WordReference Forums

    May 8, 2010 · Second came behaviorism, spearheaded by Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner, which emphasized environmental stimuli and conditioning—its techniques including respondent and …

  3. consistent or consistently? - WordReference Forums

    Dec 14, 2010 · Hi guys, should I use consistent or consistently in the following chunk? "Consistent(ly) with the tenets of Cognitive Linguistics, Cognitive Grammar is designed to be a natural and …

  4. Stative verbs with ing - WordReference Forums

    Mar 28, 2024 · As a English learner, I can say that from the very first classes We are taught We can't use 'ing' with stative verbs. 'It's ungrammatical'. This rule also is in most of the greats English …

  5. top-down analysis | WordReference Forums

    Feb 11, 2005 · It was a kind of top-down process based on modeling good practices, the practices themselves built around a standard or recognized teaching method. Hello Diana, may I give you my …

  6. He always loses or is losing/leave/is leaving - WordReference Forums

    Mar 14, 2023 · The tenses in all of these examples sound normal. He always loses his keys sounds somewhat less likely to me than He is always losing his keys.

  7. art plastique | WordReference Forums

    Oct 9, 2006 · " Plastic arts: "strictly, art forms which require moulding or modeling (sculpture, ceramics), but can apply to all the visual (non-literary, non-musical) arts." A similar definition is found at Merriam …

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  9. the following week / the next week | WordReference Forums

    Oct 14, 2013 · Nobody could confirm this and explain me why I can't say "the next week" instead of "the following week"?

  10. What's the difference between search and "search for"?

    Apr 30, 2014 · Hi everyone, I am reading a design doc. I find the following sentence. I wonder why they use "search for" here instead of "search". Is there difference between the sentence using search …