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Because of, to me, denotes that the speaker agrees with the subject's actions. "On the basis of" leaves it unclear whether or not the speaker agrees

Posted by Loyola Feb 10 '09, 11:20

with actions taken.

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Really? "I divorced him because of his affair." -- nm - mara Feb 10, 11:25 2
- "She divorced him because of his affair" "She divorced him on the basis that he had an affair" - Loyola Feb 10, 11:28 1
  - in the second one, it may or may not be true. in the first, it is true. -- nm - loosilu Feb 10, 11:30
Maybe not agrees, but at the least is sympathetic to the man's actions. -- nm - Loyola Feb 10, 11:22

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