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Less than 35 years after the release of African honeybees outside Sao Paulo, Brazil, their descendants, popularly known as killer bees, had migrated as far north as southern Texas.
Less than 35 years after the release of African honeybees outside Sao Paulo, Brazil,
In less than 35 years since releasing African honeybees outside Sao Paulo, Brazil,
In less than the 35 years since African honeybees had been released outside Sao Paulo, Brazil,
It took less than 35 years from the release of African honeybees outside Sao Paulo, Brazil, when
It took less than the 35 years after the time that African honeybees were released outside Sao Paulo, Brazil, and then
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The form of the word "release"
(A) "the release": This is OK, as it is a noun. "...35 years after noun (the event, in this case the release of bees)
(B) "releasing": The -ing form makes the entire phrase a modifier. It forces us to ask and answer the question "WHO released the bees?" The answer must follow the comma after the modifying phrase, but instead of a logical bee releaser (people), we find the bee’s descendents after the comma.
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