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Mar 19, 2015 · English - South-East England. Mar 19, 2015. #2. No, 'extant' sounds right there. 'Existing' slightly suggests a contrast with ones that will exist in the future, which doesn't make a great deal of sense in the context. 'Languages that exist' doesn't have that suggestion, and is equivalent to 'extant languages'. C.
Mar 20, 2012 · the Living Earth Simulator hopes to correlate huge amounts of data — including real-time sources such as Twitter and web news — and extant, but separate approaches currently being used by other institutions, into a big melting pot of information. il Living Earth Simulator spera di correlare...
Jan 18, 2015 · No. I wouldn’t even recommend “to the extent where ” – in any context. In that particular sentence, “ to the extent that ” (meaning “so much so” that…) is the perfect expression to use. Another possibility (but less appropriate in that exact context) is: to the point or stage “where” (meaning “at which”) something applies.
Jul 7, 2009 · To what extent asks the question in general without any specific extents being presupposed beforehand. Example: "To what extent would you be willing to help me move this weekend? To which extent chooses between several pre-existing options/distinguishes between them. Example: "You could just let me borrow your truck, or you could carry my couch ...
Oct 17, 2011 · Yes, I first wrote "extent at ". Then a native English speaker said I should have written "extent to ". I can't really figure out why, since I have found many papers using the phrase "the extent at which...", such as this one, for example. And that's when I decided to ask the users on this forum ;-)
Aug 9, 2016 · English (American). Aug 9, 2016. #5. As Daylight says, there are no writings of Socrates. The surviving writings of Plato [which are 'extant', as suggested in the OP] have the character, Socrates, as a speaker in various dialogues. Presumably these 'words of Socrates' reflect what the real Socrates said; after all Plato had been a student of ...
Oct 12, 2009 · Hi All Could anyone explain the usage of the above mentioned phrases[are they?] when to use? Give some example
Aug 13, 2017 · As tradition has it carries the meaning of "In the way that the tradition alleges is necessary" but also implies that whatever "it" is, is probably of no real value. "As tradition has it, the bride should carry something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue." Thank you very much! I appreciate the explanation.
Dec 23, 2016 · The current diversity of mammals consists of approximately 5700 extant species ().In addition, at least 351 mammal species have gone extinct since the beginning of the Late Pleistocene 126 thousand years (ka) ago, 80 of which are known from historical reports since the year 1500 CE (Common Era), while all others are only known from fossil or zooarcheological records ().
Jun 21, 2009 · I want hereby to acknowledge to the whole world that the word "haz" in Spanish has two meanings: a. the imperative form of the verbo to do, hacer, forma imperativa del verbo hacer. Haz lo que te plazca. Do what you want. b. a bunch or bundle of sticks fastened together, un mazo de leña o hierbas atadas juntas.
