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  1. 14-Feb-2011, 14:29 #1
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    Default The patriot put the national welfare ahead of(before) his own benefit?

    If "ahead of" is used for figurative things, can we replace it with "before"?

    ex)The patriot put the national welfare ahead of(before) his own benefit.
  2. 15-Feb-2011, 05:30 #2
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    Default Re: The patriot put the national welfare ahead of(before) his own benefit?

    I prefer before there.
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