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The driver was fined as a punishment for violating the traffic rules
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Angliholic  #543397  Sat, 19 Jul 08 04:24 AM
The driver was fined as a punishment for violating the traffic rules.



Hi,
Is the bolded part in the above redundant to you? Thanks.
  
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RayH  #543399  Sat, 19 Jul 08 04:29 AM

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The driver was fined as a punishment for violating the traffic rules.



Hi,
Is the bolded part in the above redundant to you? Thanks.

I suppose, strictly speaking, it is redundant but it's not an uncommon formulation. You will see it more commonly without the article.
  
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