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If I were to describe this sentence, I would say "In the case of the aircraft has to make an emergency landing." What is the difference between my sentence and the original one? I would appreciate any hints you can give me to improve my sentence.

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Rebecca

"In the event of X" and "in the case of X" essentially mean the same thing! So you can actually replace "in the unlikely event of the aircraft ... " with "in the unlikely case of the aircraft ... " and there would be no change to the meaning of the sentence. "Unlikely" is key here and cannot be omitted, however, as it's giving an explanation of the likelihood of the following event to happen. Without this, the tone and intention of the sentence changes. Ex: In the highly unlikely event of your meal being undercooked, the restaurant will provide a full refund. Ex: In the highly unlikely case of injury during the training session, the school will cover all hospital expenses.

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