An example about the written formal usage of "than"
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An example about the written formal usage of "than"

 
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lisiyin



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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 12:16 pm    Post subject: An example about the written formal usage of "than" Reply with quote
"Soaring television costs accounted for more than half the spending in the

presidential campaign of 1992, a greater proportion than it was in any

previous election."

Can in written very formal English I take "it was" away or is the usage of "it was" correct or not?

perhaps, "it" should be replaced by "they" to refer to "costs"?

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