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Originally Posted by Lenka  "Nearly two thirds of the budget are covered BY/WITH foreign direct investment."
Which of the preposition is correct and why? |
Hi Lenka,
the word 'covered', 'by' points someone or something who/that did the covering, and 'with' or 'in' points to the material.
foreign direct investment (DID IT) covered nearly two thirds of.....
I will go for "by" here.
Let's see what natives say, ok?