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English translation: Now, only Rp 75 billion remains.

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Selected answer:Now, only Rp 75 billion remains.
Entered by: mockingbird (X)

03:54 Mar 28, 2005
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics
English term or phrase: left
what word is better here, 'remained' or 'left'?

Meanwhile the amount of long-term debt in 2004 (Kompas, 2/3/2004) was Rp 179 billion. The amount of long-term debt is now only Rp 75 billion left.
mockingbird (X)
Now, only Rp 75 billion remains.
Explanation:
That's it. Terse and succinct.
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bigedsenior
Local time: 04:43
Grading comment
thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +6Now, only Rp 75 billion remains.
bigedsenior
4 +3no need for either
RHELLER
4Amounts to
Mihaela Brooks
4, but has since fallen to...
pidzej


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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Now, only Rp 75 billion remains.


Explanation:
That's it. Terse and succinct.

bigedsenior
Local time: 04:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood: or remaining debt
4 mins
  -> thank you, David
agree  Can Altinbay: ...or just leave out the "left".
10 mins
  -> thank you, Can
agree  Aimee
13 mins
  -> thank you, Aimee
agree  Robert Donahue (X)
15 mins
  -> thank you, Robert
agree  silvia b (X)
30 mins
  -> thank you, Silvia
agree  juvera
8 hrs
  -> thank you, juvera
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
no need for either


Explanation:
The amount of long-term debt is currently only Rp seventy-five billion.

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 05:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Donahue (X): switch "currently" with "now" i think : )
25 mins
  -> as you like Rob!
agree  Dina Abdo
10 hrs
agree  pidzej: albeit not happy with the "Rp seventy-five billion" combination - if numbers in longhand, currency should not be represented by abbreviation IMO
12 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Amounts to


Explanation:
...as to date the outstanding long-term debt amounts to Rp 179 billion....

Mihaela Brooks
Canada
Local time: 07:43
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
, but has since fallen to...


Explanation:
one sentence, not two, is what you need IMO

pidzej
Poland
Local time: 13:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
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