Hi Mike -- on Mar 16 2018 at 18:59, you wrote:


MP> Again, I don't know what the rule is, but here are two ways I could
MP> think of writing that:

MP> "... it had ordered Thursday that the cables be
tightened..." "...
MP> it had ordered Thursday for the cables to be tightened..."

MP> I believe that "be" is correct when using
"that," while "to be"
MP> would be correct when using "for."

I don't like the "for the cables" construction but I can't call
it wrong, and
certainly your first example is fine!


MP> I could also be very wrong.  :)

Me too!! Ardith is the finally arbiter here! :-)




Cheers... Dallas

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