Asked by Suzi Q
                When these policies and guidelines are strictly observed, the advantages of Tasers maximized and their shortcomings are all but eliminated.  
Should are be taken out of the sentence? or should it be were all but eliminated?
            
        Should are be taken out of the sentence? or should it be were all but eliminated?
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                    Answered by
            PsyDAG
            
    You need to add "...<I>are</I> maximized, and their...."
Or you could revise it one of these ways:
When these policies and guidelines are strictly observed, the shortcomings of Tasers are all but eliminated.
When these policies and guidelines are strictly observed, the shortcomings of Tasers are minimized.
I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.
    
Or you could revise it one of these ways:
When these policies and guidelines are strictly observed, the shortcomings of Tasers are all but eliminated.
When these policies and guidelines are strictly observed, the shortcomings of Tasers are minimized.
I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.
                    Answered by
            Suzi Q
            
    I think it's:
When these policies and guidelines are strictly observed, the advantages of Tasers maximized and their shortcomings nearly eliminated.
Am I correct?
    
When these policies and guidelines are strictly observed, the advantages of Tasers maximized and their shortcomings nearly eliminated.
Am I correct?
                    Answered by
            GuruBlue
            
    Put "are" before maximized....
    
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