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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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has proven, has shown

I'm wondering if I can write "progression has shown inconsistent" like I would write "something has proven controversial"... do I need to write "to be inconsistent" or "has shown inconsistency"
  

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Anonymous I'm wondering if I can write "progression has shown inconsistent" No. Anonymous do I need to write "to be inconsistent" or "has shown inconsistency" Yes.

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AnonymousI'm wondering if I can write "progression has shown inconsistent"
No.
Anonymousdo I need to write "to be inconsistent" or "has shown inconsistency"
Yes.
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