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Guys,

could someone explain the difference between "in that" and "because"?

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sanjay_gmat wrote:
Guys,

could someone explain the difference between "in that" and "because"?

thanks



take a look at this..

http://www.urch.com/forums/faqs/580-gma ... se-vs.html


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neeshpal wrote:
sanjay_gmat wrote:
Guys,

could someone explain the difference between "in that" and "because"?

thanks



take a look at this..

http://www.urch.com/forums/faqs/580-gma ... se-vs.html


Thanks Neesh. This explains the difference very well. My understanding of "in that" (from the sentences that I have seen) was that it is used to present a fact rather than a causal relationship. The testmagic link kind of substantiates this understanding.


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