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I, for one, would not enter such a debate with a clear-cut and definite idea of my own position on it.
A similar case can be made for the presence vs absence of the definite article preceding the alterity word.
As pointed out above, more than the other two gerund types, definite nominal gerunds tend to co-occur with prepositions other than the most frequent six.
A certain degree of functional differentiation is also apparent in combinations of definite nominal gerunds with the prepositions of, by and in.
More marginally, definite nominal gerunds can also be used to specify a (typically undesirable) result, which is then presented as an accessible fact.
In such uses, definite nominal gerunds draw on accessible knowledge on the part of the speaker for the identification of the event they refer to.
A few final words are in place concerning combinations of definite nominal gerunds with to.
With other prepositions, definite nominal gerunds remain relatively marginal throughout the period examined.
By adolescence, however, performance on receptive vocabulary tests is a definite strength.
Furthermore, idiomatic usage may distinguish between the zero article and the definite article in such contexts.
However, the extremely limited grid resolution did not permit the existence of any definite subrange in the numerical model.
However, the prohibitive amount of calculations necessary make any definite statements on the range of validity impossible.
A definite mathematical answer to this matter would require a higher-order approximation.
Here aeis positive definite, the smooth contact-angle variation further modifying the 'viscous dissipation'.
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