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To have, or not to have “the” (2): some examples

已有 3111 次阅读 2009-10-14 15:25 |个人分类:Scientific Writing|系统分类:教学心得| writing, English, editing

 
 
The magnitude of the challenge of slowing the rate of biodiver­sity loss is demonstrated by the fact that most of the direct drivers of biodiversity loss are projected to either remain con­stant or to increase in the near future.  (p. 14 of Ecosystems and Human Well-being: B i o d i v e r s i t y S y n t h e s i s)
 
Better prediction of the impacts of drivers on biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and ecosystem services, together with improved measures of biodiversity, would aid decision-making at all levels.  (p. 16 of Ecosystems and Human Well-being: B i o d i v e r s i t y S y n t h e s i s)
 
Note:  These sample sentences are taken from "A Report of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment," which was produced by a group of scientists along with an Extended Writing Team and Review Editors.
 


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