Jaggers
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I have searched through other threads but this question doesn't appear to be directly addressed elsewhere.
When does "mitigate" need to take a preposition?
eg which of the following is correct or better:
(a) The new drug mitigates the effects of cancer.
(b) The new drug mitigates against the effects of cancer.
The reason I ask is our Central Bank, two months after misquoting Joyce and inserting a new conjunction on a commemorative coin has today issued a statement on a different matter today - the vandalism of a building site for a new bank office - which states
"There are security arrangements in place at the site. We will now investigate how these failed to prevent this break in and damage and how they can be improved to mitigate this happening again."
When does "mitigate" need to take a preposition?
eg which of the following is correct or better:
(a) The new drug mitigates the effects of cancer.
(b) The new drug mitigates against the effects of cancer.
The reason I ask is our Central Bank, two months after misquoting Joyce and inserting a new conjunction on a commemorative coin has today issued a statement on a different matter today - the vandalism of a building site for a new bank office - which states
"There are security arrangements in place at the site. We will now investigate how these failed to prevent this break in and damage and how they can be improved to mitigate this happening again."