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Latest post Sun, Aug 7 2005 3:10 PM by Philip. 2 replies.
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My Celine  +  124635 Sun, 07 Aug 05 08:14 AM

Could you guys tell me how to use "as" from the following example?

I would like to thank our British colleagues for their aid in saving the crew," said Vladimir Pepelyayev, deputy head of the Russian navy's headquarters, as reported by the Russian news agency Interfax.

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Eimai_Anglos  +  124686 Sun, 07 Aug 05 01:31 PM
"Daz" washing powder gets clothes white, as seen on TV.

I think there's an implied "was" or "has been", which is commonly omitted.

"Daz" washing powder gets clothes white, as has been seen on TV.
"Daz" washing powder gets clothes white, as was seen on TV.
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Philip  +  124700 Sun, 07 Aug 05 03:10 PM

 Eimai_Anglos wrote:
"Daz" washing powder gets clothes white, as seen on TV.

I think there's an implied "was" or "has been", which is commonly omitted.

"Daz" washing powder gets clothes white, as has been seen on TV.
"Daz" washing powder gets clothes white, as was seen on TV.

I cannot think of a better explanation.

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