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  1. 10-Jan-2013, 06:11 #1
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    Default I hope we can secure as high a price for the shares as possible.

    I hope we can secure as high a price for the shares as possible.
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    Can I rewrite the above sentence as follows?
    I hope we can secure a price for the shares as high as possible.
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    Default Re: I hope we can secure as high a price for the shares as possible.

    It's unnatural, just as I hope we can secure a price high would be.
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    Default Re: I hope we can secure as high a price for the shares as possible.

    Is it possible to use "I hope we can secure a high price"?
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    Default Re: I hope we can secure as high a price for the shares as possible.

    Yes
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    Default Re: I hope we can secure as high a price for the shares as possible.

    You can also say 'I hope we can secure as high a price as possible for the shares'.

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