in confidence and in and loyalty ……
the late 1980s saw a sharp decrease in confidence in and loyalty toward america's business and plitical organizations and institutions.

here,"in confidence in and loyalty ",is it equal to "in confidence and in loyalty"?is the position of "in" and "and" reverse?

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in confidence and in and loyalty ……
the late 1980s saw a sharp decrease in confidence in and loyalty toward america's business and plitical organizations and institutions.

here,"in confidence in and loyalty ",is it  equal to "in confidence and in loyalty"?is the position of "in" and "and" reverse?

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no it separates "in confidence in" and "in loyalty towards" american businesses. separately it would read "the late 1980s saw a sharp decrease in confidence in america's business and political organizations and institutions. " and "the late 1980s saw a sharp decrease in loyalty toward america's business and political organizations and institutions. "

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adrena is absolutely right

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