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Discover LudwigThe phrase "approached being" is not correct and cannot be used in written English
You could use a similar phrase such as "approached becoming" or "approached being a part of." For example: "The company approached becoming a leader in the industry."
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As a political leader, he approaches the task as he once approached being a trade union organiser.
Some, like the company of Salāmah Ḥijāzī, used music to such an extent that their productions approached being labelled opera or operetta.
Yesterday the foreign secretary undid much of the damage with a speech which was too long, but contained some parts that approached being interesting.
Although Sischy's Artforum is more formal, more professional, more like a real magazine than Art-Rite ever approached being, it has never entirely abjured the samizdat quality of Art-Rite and the other rakish little magazines of the period, such as Heresies and Just Another Asshole, whose spirit Sischy immediately recognized as her own.
I was fortunate to find a job in a grocery supply-industry consulting firm that at least approached being related to my degree.
He certainly never even approached being "the most qualified" person in the land to sit on the Supreme Court, as President George H.W. Bush, who nominated him to the High Court, said after offering his name.
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His approach was scientific.
Our approach was different.
Their approach is experimental.
The approach is oppressive.
His approach was intuitive.
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