Antonia  +  139180 Mon, 19 Sep 05 09:33 AM Hello! I have several questions. 1. Should I use "on the basis of" or "through"? 2. Is there something better than "reference books" for this context?Meaning that I'm looking for here is- books on negotiation, but it seems clumsy. 3. "in real cicumstances" ? 4. "constituent" or "constituent elements" - refers to the constituent elements of the process of negotiation These constituent elements/constituents can be understood and acquired on the basis of/through careful study of reference books and through their practice in real circumstances it is possible to enhance chances for successful outcomes. Sorry for such a long post and thank you for reading it. Antonia Joined on Fri, Mar 11 2005 Contributing Member 1,266

	LanguageLover  +  139202 Mon, 19 Sep 05 10:58 AM I vote for "through", and I think "references" is better than "reference books", since reference books can imply encyclopedias, .... In/under the real circumstances. LanguageLover Joined on Fri, Feb 25 2005 Contributing Member 1,507 The similarities among the languages are more than their differences!