Sales of SUVs surge as concerns grow over rising emissions
www.thetimes.co.uk
The market share of the larger, heavier cars has reached 60 per cent in the UK and most are still powered by petrol and diesel
  • boyi
    2·
    1 year ago

    Sales of SUVs surge as concerns grow over rising emissions

    Sorry, out of topic but is the word ‘as’ appropriate there? I thought ‘amid’ would be more accurate.

    • JoBo@feddit.uk
      2·
      1 year ago

      “As” works better in this construction. If you decided you wanted to use “amid” instead it’d be “… amid growing concerns …”.

      “As” in this construction means “while” (or “at the same time as”).

      • boyi
        2·
        1 year ago

        Ah, the explanation is very helpful. thanks.