Required Of vs Required By

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Required Of vs Required By

by clawhammer » Tue Sep 07, 2010 8:24 am
Can anyone tell me the difference and use of "required of" vs "required by"? Are they same?

Because of the enormous research and development expenditures required to survive in the electronics industry, an industry marked by rapid innovation and volatile demand, such firms tend to be very large.
(A) to survive
(B) of firms to survive
(C) for surviving
(D) for survival
(E) for firms' survival

- Is "required for" wrong? What's wrong with E ?
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by reply2spg » Tue Sep 07, 2010 8:28 am
E is wrong because you are saying firm's survival and not firms. We need firms here.
clawhammer wrote:Can anyone tell me the difference and use of "required of" vs "required by"? Are they same?

Because of the enormous research and development expenditures required to survive in the electronics industry, an industry marked by rapid innovation and volatile demand, such firms tend to be very large.
(A) to survive
(B) of firms to survive
(C) for surviving
(D) for survival
(E) for firms' survival

- Is "required for" wrong? What's wrong with E ?
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by Maciek » Tue Sep 07, 2010 9:01 am
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