Unlike many United States cities, where a river is no longer the focal point of urban life, the river in San Antonio winds through the middle of the business district, and the River Walk, or Paseo del Rio, is the city's most popular attraction.
Unlike many United States cities, where a river is no longer the focal point of urban life, the river in San Antonio
Unlike the river in many cities in the United States, which is no longer the focal point of urban life, in San Antonio the river
Today the river in many cities in the United States is no longer the focal point of urban life, unlike San Antonio, where it
In few United States cities today, a river is the focal point of urban life, but the river in San Antonio
No longer do many cities in the United States have a river as the focal point of urban life, but in San Antonio the river
No longer do many cities in United States have a river as the focal point of urban life
... is grammatically equivalent to ...
Many cities in United States no longer have a river as the focal point of urban life
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Only yesterday were we told about the layoffs
... is equivalent to ...
We were told about the layoffs only yesterday
the primary difference between the examples in each pair is rhetorical. in particular, the first one in each pair -- the one that places the adverb (only yesterday, no longer) in front -- would be written that way in order to emphasize the meaning of that adverb. from the standpoint of grammar, there is essentially no difference.
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