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Old 01-Apr-2007, 01:09
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Scientists seached for a site for years before settling on Sierra Negra.


Based on the usage of settling on in this sentence, could I make the following one:

I didn't know exactly why I settled on teaching as my job.

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Scientists seached for a site for years before settling on Sierra Negra.


Based on the usage of settling on in this sentence, could I make the following one:

I didn't know exactly why I settled on teaching as my job.

Thanks.

Yes, you would be correct in using it that way.
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