In some ways I agree with those who want stricter punishments. Agree is a verb (NOT an adjective). 4
See FACT 4 agreement The government has made an agreement with the People’s Republic of China.
The government has reached agreement with the People’s Republic of China. reach agreement or reach/come to/work out an agreement (with sb): ‘After a week of talks, Britain and Iceland reached agreement on fishing limits.’ ‘Recent government attempts to work out an agreement have proved unsuccessful.’ agriculture The country’s economy is based on the agriculture.
The country’s economy is based on agriculture. See Note at THE 4 aid 1
We must begin to aid ourselves and not wait for other countries.
We must begin to help ourselves and not wait for other countries. Education can aid us to understand our world.
Education can help us to understand our world. Aid is mainly used as a noun: ‘Many countries survive on foreign aid from richer neighbours.’ ‘It is government policy to provide aid to the homeless or the unemployed.’ As a verb, aid is used in formal styles and usually means ‘help something recover, develop, grow, etc’: ‘The country’s economic recovery has been aided by the recent peace agreement.’ 2
They can learn faster by the aid of computers.
They can learn faster with the aid of computers.
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with the aid of sth (NOT by ): ‘These bacteria cannot be seen without the aid of a microscope.’
