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missdaredevil



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 5:25 am    Post subject: fail in.. Reply with quote
Did the mother fail *in* her role as a parent?

I was wondering if the *in* could be omitted?

Thanks
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asterix



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 7:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
You need the "in".
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BMO



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 06, 2005 8:35 pm    Post subject: Re: fail in.. Reply with quote
missdaredevil wrote:
Did the mother fail *in* her role as a parent?

Thanks


(intr verb) meaning (AHD):

"to be unsuccessful in attempting to do or become something."

EX: He failed in his bid for the mayor of Taipei.

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(tr. verb)
His comrades failed him. They abandoned him.
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