of which vs. whose

English translation: Neither

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English term or phrase:	of which vs. whose
Selected answer:	Neither
Entered by:	B D Finch

09:09 Dec 5, 2014

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English term or phrase: of which vs. whose

What would be better to write in formal English:

... Procedure for the selection of investment projects for the development or implementation of which state support is provided.

or

... Procedure for the selection of investment projects for whose development or implementation state support is provided.

Or shall I rephrase it somehow?

Thank you in advance.

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Local time: 05:52

Neither

Explanation:
You need to completely restructure this. Though your suggestion with "of which" isn't actually wrong, it doesn't make immediate sense and is very awkward.

I suggest:

Procedure for the selection of investment projects having state support for their development or implementation.

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Thanks for your nice comment.

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B D Finch
France
Local time: 04:52

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You just can't imagine how valuable your advice is. It's been for years that I have translated official docs using this pattern, without proper feedback from clients. Thanks a lot!
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B D Finch

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for which

airmailrpl

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for which

Explanation:
Procedure for the selection of investment projects for development or implementation FOR which state support is provided.

airmailrpl
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Portuguese
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peer agreement (net): +7

Neither

B D Finch
France
Local time: 04:52
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

Grading comment

You just can't imagine how valuable your advice is. It's been for years that I have translated official docs using this pattern, without proper feedback from clients. Thanks a lot!

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