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keitra | 03:09 Wed 07th Jan 2009 | Phrases & Sayings
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Bill Clinton is ( a, the ) former President whose wife ran for Presidency.
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If there was only ever one president's wife who ran for presidency, it would be ''the''.
If there has been more than one, it would be ''a''.
08:38 Wed 07th Jan 2009
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But what if he was the only former President whose wife ran for office? Surely you would say 'the' so as to differentiate him from all the other former presidents whose wives didn't run for office.
23:48 Wed 07th Jan 2009
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...Sorry, Heathfield I've just re-read your answer properly
23:49 Wed 07th Jan 2009

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