die How can we deter our leaders to use the atomic bomb?
How can we deter our leaders from using the atomic bomb? deter sb (from doing sth) = persuade them not to do it: ‘The common assumption is that imprisonment deters them from returning to a life of crime.’ die People say she died with pneumonia.
People say she died of pneumonia. die of/from a disease, heart attack, hunger etc (NOT with): ‘Of these, one in ten will die of lung cancer.’ ‘Her husband died of a heart attack.’ ‘Each year over a million children die from diarrhea.’ die of home/embarrassment/grief/despair/shock etc: ‘When he told me the price, I nearly died of shock.’ The poor girl almost died of fright.’ die from the effects of violence, pollution etc: ‘He died from a bullet wound in the chest.’ ‘Police predict that more people will die from their injuries.’ died Her husband was died two years earlier.
Her husband had died two years earlier. When you are talking about an event, use die ( dying, died, died ). When you are talking about a state, use be dead. Compare: ‘He died in an ambulance on the way to hospital.’ ‘By the time the ambulance reached the hospital, he was dead.’ See also note at DEAD 1 difference 1
You have to make a difference between women who have to work and women
who choose to work.
You have to make a distinction between women who have to work and women who choose to work. make/draw a distinction ( between A and B) = not regard or treat A and B in the same way: ‘Sometimes it is difficult to make a clear distinction between qualifications and experience.’ ‘Most societies draw a distinction between the status of an unmarried woman and a married one.’ 2
As soon as I arrived in the USA, I noticed a big difference of social behaviour.
