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Ju

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At early seventies, he conducted the training classes and led the opera performance tours to east and west coast of America and Canada, UK, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia.

Is the above paragraph grammatical?

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[STRIKE]At[/STRIKE] In the early seventies, he conducted [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] training classes and led [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] opera performance tours to the east and west coasts of America, and to Canada, the UK, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia.

Is the above paragraph grammatical?

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See above.
 

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Perhaps:

In his early seventies he conducted the training classes and led the opera performance tours to the east and west coasts of the United States, and Canada, the UK, Australia, Singapore, and Malaysia.
 

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"At early seventies" has two interpretations. Which one is right here?
 

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Who is this guy?
 

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And what is the answer to our query about what you meant by "At early seventies"? The phrase is incorrect but we don't know whether you were talking about the time when his age was about 72, or if you meant the years 1970-1974.
 

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And what is the answer to our query about what you meant by "At early seventies"? The phrase is incorrect but we don't know whether you were talking about the time when his age was about 72, or if you meant the years 1970-1974.

I meant the years around 1970 to 1974.
 

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In that case, as you can see, the opening in post #2 is appropriate.
 
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