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Climbers regard K2 as the ultimate achievement in mountaineering and for good reason; more people have been to outer space than have stood on its summit. In the one hundred and seventeen years of expedition to K2, from 1902 to Jun of 2019, less than 400 people have ever reached the summit of K2 and lived to talk about it. |
Points to Note:
1. ... and for good reason + an explanation
Switzerland is called the land of peace and for good reason; it has been in no war for 200 years.
The word for woman in Kurdish is "gen" meaning life and for good reason; women give life.
Humans regard dogs as their best friends and for good reason; dogs have lived with humans for 14000 years.
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2. More + noun + verb + than + verb
More humans die out of diabetes than are killed in wars.
More Europeans have gone to space than have entered South Korea.
More money has been spent for guns than has been used for peace.
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