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19. März 2015 · English - South-East England. Mar 19, 2015. #2. No, 'extant' sounds right there. 'Existing' slightly suggests a contrast with ones that will exist in the future, which doesn't make a great deal of sense in the context. 'Languages that exist' doesn't have that suggestion, and is equivalent to 'extant languages'. C.
20. März 2012 · the Living Earth Simulator hopes to correlate huge amounts of data — including real-time sources such as Twitter and web news — and extant, but separate approaches currently being used by other institutions, into a big melting pot of information. il Living Earth Simulator spera di correlare...
7. Juli 2009 · To what extent asks the question in general without any specific extents being presupposed beforehand. Example: "To what extent would you be willing to help me move this weekend? To which extent chooses between several pre-existing options/distinguishes between them. Example: "You could just let me borrow your truck, or you could carry my couch ...
17. Okt. 2011 · Yes, I first wrote "extent at ". Then a native English speaker said I should have written "extent to ". I can't really figure out why, since I have found many papers using the phrase "the extent at which...", such as this one, for example. And that's when I decided to ask the users on this forum ;-)
18. Jan. 2015 · No. I wouldn’t even recommend “to the extent where ” – in any context. In that particular sentence, “ to the extent that ” (meaning “so much so” that…) is the perfect expression to use. Another possibility (but less appropriate in that exact context) is: to the point or stage “where” (meaning “at which”) something applies.
9. Aug. 2016 · English (American). Aug 9, 2016. #5. As Daylight says, there are no writings of Socrates. The surviving writings of Plato [which are 'extant', as suggested in the OP] have the character, Socrates, as a speaker in various dialogues. Presumably these 'words of Socrates' reflect what the real Socrates said; after all Plato had been a student of ...
8. Mai 2006 · Hola! Quisiera someter mi traducción de esta frase a la opinión de otros traductores, puesto que no creo haberla entendido bien y no estoy segura de estar traduciendola correctamente, sobre todo por las palabras en inglés "extant" y "long standing". Aquí les coloco la frase: "The question...
14. Aug. 2017 · As tradition has it carries the meaning of "In the way that the tradition alleges is necessary" but also implies that whatever "it" is, is probably of no real value. "As tradition has it, the bride should carry something old, something new, something borrowed, and something blue." Thank you very much! I appreciate the explanation.
23. Dez. 2016 · The current diversity of mammals consists of approximately 5700 extant species ().In addition, at least 351 mammal species have gone extinct since the beginning of the Late Pleistocene 126 thousand years (ka) ago, 80 of which are known from historical reports since the year 1500 CE (Common Era), while all others are only known from fossil or zooarcheological records ().
10. Dez. 2006 · Feb 12, 2007. #11. For whatever reason this 'indexes' vs. 'indices' bothers me. Here's my understanding of the distinction: Indices is now and has always been the only plural of the noun 'Index'. Indexes is the present tense of the verb 'Index'. example: n. There are many stock indices.
