2 English sentences- do they make sense and are they correct?

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vlenin66 - 09 Oct 2009 09:40 GMT

1. Your obstetrician has conformed to this certificate of receipt.

2. The board of directors has postponed the general meeting of
shareholders further to some unexpected incidents

Do the above sentences makes sense? Are they grammatically correct? In
which situation would they be used?

Thanks in advance.

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Clive - 09 Oct 2009 15:36 GMT

Hi,
1. Your obstetrician has conformed to this certificate of
receipt.
I have no idea what this means. Try to say it some other
way.

2. The board of directors has postponed the general meeting
of shareholders, further to some unexpected incidents.
Used in a
business context, obviously.

Best wishes, Clive

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vlenin66 - 09 Oct 2009 16:51 GMT

> Hi,
> 1. Your obstetrician has conformed to this certificate of
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
>
> Best wishes, Clive

Thanks, Clive.

The sentences are from a translation contest. (English->Hungarian).
Is the second not erroneous and a due is missing before the "to"?
(instead of "further to" further due to"?

Thanks in advance.

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Einde O'Callaghan - 11 Oct 2009 13:19 GMT

>> Hi,
>> 1. Your obstetrician has conformed to this certificate of
>> receipt.
>> I have no idea what this means. Try to say it some other
>> way.

I also have no idea what this is supposed to mean as I have never heard
of a "certificate of receipt".

>> 2. The board of directors has postponed the general meeting
>> of shareholders, further to some unexpected incidents.
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> Is the second not erroneous and a due is missing before the "to"?
> (instead of "further to" further due to"?

"Further due to" is incorrect as is "further to" - only "due to" is
grammatically correct.

Regards, Einde O'Callaghan

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vlenin66 - 11 Oct 2009 19:17 GMT

> "Further due to" is incorrect as is "further to" - only "due to" is
> grammatically correct.
>
> Regards, Einde O'Callaghan

Thanks a million for both answers. Great help for me. :-)

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2 English sentences- do they make sense and are they correct?