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Subject: usage of "by"
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 18:21:15 +0800
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" Now this can only happen by some defect in your conduct."
I wonder if the above sentence may be rewritten another way like
this:
"Now this can only happen because of some defect in your
conduct."
The whole difficulty is that I seldom come across the usage of
"by" in this sentence. Anyone can tell me more sentences about the
usage of "by"?
Thanks!
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