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  1. 15-Dec-2006, 14:54 #1
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    hi, the problem is:
    '(...) fulfills (a or the or space:) ) primary assumption'. What to put in, the or a or nothing. Please justify.
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    Default Re: A or The

    It would be the primary assumption because there can only be one primary assumption. The other assumptions would be secondary, tertiary, etc.
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    When primary is used as a synonym for basic.

    Then "a primary need" is OK isn't it ?
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    Hmmm...Yes, it would be OK.
  5. 15-Dec-2006, 18:48 #5
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    Thanks
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