By Verbs, Resume

__ (use?? strong positive verb) test and measurement equipment in performance evaluation.Please suggest a positive verb. The context is resume.Thanks.

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Tens of thousands of Koreans took (to) the streets Monday to protest (against) the government's decision to resume importing US beef, which had been suspended for five years due to mad cow disease. The government is the ban, but it hasn't made any decision. Meantime*, Washington...

Hi, Welcome to the Forum. 1. Is "resume responsibility" OK or only "assume responsibility"? Or both OK? First you assume responsibility. Then you give it up or relinquish it. Then you resume it. 'Resume' here means to assume it again, after giving it up...

Hi, everybody, I am a newcomer here and I would highly appreciate it if you would answer the following: 1. Is "resume responsibility" OK or only "assume responsibility"? Or both OK? 2. Is "resume the expenses" as acceptable as "bear the expenses"? And in...

My guess would be single-n. Since it's a proper noun, you'd mess with it as little as possible. I don't know if there's a rule. The adjectives are sometimes surprising, eg, "Shavian" for G.B.Shaw; "Keynesian" for Lord Keynes, Shakespearean, -ian,...

Hi Mykol,Here is an extract from answer.com: "phrasal verbs:....take up To raise; lift. To reduce in size; shorten or tighten: take up a gown. To pay off (an outstanding debt, mortgage, or note). To accept (an option, bet, or challenge) as offered. To begin again; resume: Let's take up...

Hi, There is one thing that I'm having a hard time on; verb tense. Is it okay if I make a list of tasks that way : If you are describing your current job, use simple present to describe your 'tasks', eg write reports. If it's your previois job, use simple past, eg wrote...

Thanks, There is one thing that I'm having a hard time on; verb tense. Is it okay if I make a list of tasks that way : 1-Programming applications ... 2-Writing reports ... 3-Attending to meetings... instead of using the simple past ? In addition, before listing the tasks I would like...

I suppose we could haggle that it should be present perfect, but this is a common enough utterance. For a resume, I would change it. More disconcerting is the two be-verbs. I have been a qualified cook since passing...