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This tag is for questions which a dictionary cannot answer about the several possibilities available for a particular meaning, and which one of them would be the most appropriate.
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In behalf vs on behalf. Which one is used more?
Quick online search finds an answer here: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/behalf. Quoting a note on this page (all emphasis added is mine):
Usage Note: A traditional rule holds that in behalf of …
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once unleashed or once unleash
What happened here was shortening of a longer sentence, when the subordinate clause in a complex sentence gets abbreviated. The full sentence here was
Sinister forces, once they have been unleashed, …
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I'd rather stay than go/to go/going home?
It's only logical to use the same form of "go" in the second part of the sentence as the form of "stay" in its first part. And this form of "stay" is forced by "would rather" (see e.g. http://dictiona …
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