Consumers view genetically-engineered foods as "not natural", having "unknown consequences", "harmful",
"controlled by others", and "risky", all well known outrage factors.
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Unlike other adverbs, adverbs of degree are usually placed before the adjective or the adverb they are modifying, after the auxiliary verb, before the main verb or between the auxiliary verb and the main verb.
Examples: He is really good. (before the adjective)
She almost noticed his presence. (before main verb)
He is just sad. (after the auxiliary verb)
They don't really know you. (between auxiliary verb and main verb)
I was interested so I looked this up.
There is a concise paragraph on the subject in New Fowler's Modern English Usage (1996):
Accepted placings:
(e.g.)
who could certainly have afforded
was roundly criticized
he had inadvertently joined
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But there are many reasons for altering the position of the adverb
(change of meaning, emphasis, rhythm, etc.):
e.g.
there is little chance that the student will function effectively after he returns to China.
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RATHER THAN:
there is little chance that the student will effectively function after he returns to China.
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A real cowboy is bowlegged. He rides his horse all day.
He works cattle. He brands his cattle.
He worms, vaccinates, and auctions his cattle.
He plows the lower forty. Then he comes in to have breakfast.
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Adam came home after a hard day of plowing. Adam had the largest farm in the world. It was the world.
The lower forty didn't mean much to him.
どういうページか解らんが、ここでも当たり前に使ってる。
The lower forty didn't mean much to him.
「アダムは荒地を耕すのも苦にしなかった」 かな?