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8 Dec 2014
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We have some hesitation to accept them base on the past experience that some of the participants remained in this country after attending our programs until the validation of their visas were about to expire and ended up with submitting refugee applications to UNHCR. Does this sound natural?
We have some hesitation to accept them base on the past experience that some of the participants remained in this country after attending our programs until the validation of their visas were about to expire and ended up with submitting refugee applications to UNHCR. Does this sound natural?
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8 Dec 2014
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A little unnatural
Sounds a little formal, it's a long sentence. You can split to 2 or 3 sentences for clarity
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- English (US)
A little unnatural
Sounds a little formal, it's a long sentence. You can split to 2 or 3 sentences for clarity
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Thank you very much for your advice. Now I realize that the sentence is too long. I'll split it into 2 or 3.

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