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Brazil stopped being only a supplier of tropical products

English translation: Brazil expanded upon its role of supplier of tropical products and

18:29 Aug 19, 2005
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English term or phrase: Brazil stopped being only a supplier of tropical products
"In the 1970s Brazil stopped being only a supplier of tropical products (coffee, sugar and cocoa) and also began exporting goods that diretly competed with those from rich countries, such as soy, cellulose and meat."


I am not happy with my word choice above. Can anyone help me make this sentence sound better? Thanks.
Carolina
Selected answer:Brazil expanded upon its role of supplier of tropical products and
Explanation:
also began exporting goods

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Note added at 8 mins (2005-08-19 18:37:44 GMT)
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sorry - expanded upon its role AS supplier of
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RHELLER
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +4Once solely a supplier... Brazil began in the 1970s
Nick Lingris
4 +1Till the 1970s Brazil had been ...
Balasubramaniam L.
4Brazil moved from supplying only tropical products
Lucy Phillips
4Brazil made the transition from being
Robert Donahue (X)
3Brazil expanded upon its role of supplier of tropical products and
RHELLER
2......
H&G Ozcan


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Brazil expanded upon its role of supplier of tropical products and


Explanation:
also began exporting goods

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Note added at 8 mins (2005-08-19 18:37:44 GMT)
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sorry - expanded upon its role AS supplier of

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 17:27
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
brazil stopped being only a supplier of tropical products
......


Explanation:
Brazil was a supplier of just tropical products (coffee, sugar and cocoa) until 1970s when it also began to supply goods, such as soy, celluluse and meat, competitive with those suplied by rich countries.

H&G Ozcan
Türkiye
Local time: 02:27
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
brazil stopped being only a supplier of tropical products
Brazil moved from supplying only tropical products


Explanation:
Perhaps you could say "Brazil moved from supplying only tropical products and began exporting...'

I agree that 'stopped' is perhaps not the best choice here, as you are presumably describing something that happened over a period of time.

here are some examples of usage of similar phrases:

Direct Fruit Supplies, Leeds, Yorkshire, UK. A family run business ...

The direction changed and the business gradually moved to supplying the Hotel and Catering Sectors. Direct Fruit Supplies (Leeds) Ltd now distribute ...
www.directfruitsupplies.co.uk/page1.html - 12k - Cached - Similar pages


Entrepreneur Of The Year 2004 - National Winners

Under Teakle’s hand, South Australian-based Collotype has moved from supplying its home state to supplying the national and international markets. ...
www.ey.com/global/content.nsf/Australia/ Entrepreneur_Of_The_Year_2004_-_National_Winners - 51k - Cached - Similar pages


Malaysian Industrial Development Authority

... mostly for the export market. Some of these companies have moved from supplying ready-to-assemble furniture to manufacturing self-designed furniture. ...
www.mida.gov.my/beta/view. php?cat=5&scat=9&pg=111 - 28k - Cached - Similar pages



Lucy Phillips
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
brazil stopped being only a supplier of tropical products
Once solely a supplier... Brazil began in the 1970s


Explanation:
Once solely a supplier of tropical products (coffee, sugar and cocoa), Brazil began in the 1970s to export goods directly competing with those from rich countries, such as soy, cellulose and meat.

Oh well...



Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:27
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  LJC (X)
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Lesley.
agree  Rajan Chopra
8 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Alp Berker
9 hrs
  -> Thank you, Alp.
neutral  Lucy Phillips: Much more elegant, I agree - but this sentence might not fit the previous context - starting the sentence with 'Once..' gives it the feel of introducing a new topic. If this change in export policy has already been suggested, this might sound odd.
12 hrs
  -> Oh well, I had to take the risk - couldn't restrict myself to changing 'only' to 'solely'.
agree  humbird
1 day 3 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
brazil stopped being only a supplier of tropical products
Brazil made the transition from being


Explanation:
"In the 1970s Brazil stopped being only a supplier of tropical products (coffee, sugar and cocoa) and also began exporting goods that diretly competed with those from rich countries, such as soy, cellulose and meat."

In the 1970's Brazil made the transition from being strictly a supplier of tropical products (coffee, sugar and cocoa) into an exporter of goods, such as soy, cellulose and meat, and now compete directly with rich countries in these markets.

Robert Donahue (X)
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
brazil stopped being only a supplier of tropical products
Till the 1970s Brazil had been ...


Explanation:
Till the 1970s Brazil had been supplying only tropical products like coffee, sugar and cocoa, but after that decade it also began exporting goods such as soy, cellulose and meat that diretly competed with similar products from rich countries.


Balasubramaniam L.
India
Local time: 04:57
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rajan Chopra
2 mins
  -> Thanks.
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