suggest including vs suggest to include

"Suggest including" and "suggest to include" are both proper English phrases, but they are not used in the same contexts. "Suggest including" is more commonly used and preferred when the verb "suggest" is followed by a gerund (verb form ending in -ing). On the other hand, "suggest to include" is less common and may sound slightly awkward to some native speakers.

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suggest including

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English, especially when the verb 'suggest' is followed by a gerund.

This phrase is used when you want to recommend or propose the addition of something, and the verb 'suggest' is followed by a gerund (verb form ending in -ing).

Examples:

I suggest including more examples in the report.
She suggested including a new section in the presentation.
The teacher suggested including a bibliography at the end of the essay.

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I would therefore like to suggest including some provisions of this kind in the competitiveness pact.
I suggest including these two values in an algebraic formula, a task which I pass on to the officials with pleasure.
The EDPS therefore suggests including such conditions and limitations in the text of the decision.
Your Rapporteur suggests including horizontal requirements which could effectively guide European Member State ECAs to contribute to EU policies and objectives.
The EDPS suggests including the intention of developing such criteria in the Stockholm programme.
Consequently, the rapporteur proposes amending this provision and suggests including a clause providing for a ten-yearly review.
In addition, the EDPS suggests including an amendment to help further clarify the types of services that would be covered by the broadened scope.
Suggests including PCD in the DCI midterm review, especially in the relevant thematic programmes;
The rapporteur suggests including a token entry first and challenging the Council to meet the pledges made in Nice.
For the next programming period, the Commission suggests including the actions relating to networking and the exchange of experiences among organisations promoting equal opportunities in the Member States' operational programmes.
In order to ensure that the right to access to justice is not lost because of lack of knowledge about procedures and deadlines the report suggests including specific provisions on the obligation to provide adequate information in this respect.
To this end, the EDPS suggests including in Articles 7a2 first paragraph and 8a an express reference to the application of Articles 11 and 12 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.
In light of the above, the ECB suggests including, on the basis of a cost benefit analysis, management companies in the definition of a regulated entity laid down in Article 2 (4) and thus subject them to supplementary supervision according to the proposal.
Suggests including a youth perspective in policies, programmes and actions in the culture and media fields;
After the adoption of this directive, following the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, the report suggests including this manual as part of the directive itself.
The EDPS suggests including a definition of non-coding part in the initiative itself, as well as providing for a procedure ensuring that indeed - both now and later - no more information can be revealed from the non-coding part.
One stakeholder suggests including in the priority list the development of guidelines to solve the situation of the historical contracts, in accordance with Article 23(1) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2009.
The ECB suggests amending the proposed regulation and including a corre - sponding recital to reflect this procedure.
Data from published clinical trials suggest that the risk of unconfirmed rhabdomyolysis (including cases in which increased CPK or muscle symptoms occur alone) with cerivastatin is similar to that of the other statins.
Sources suggest that internally displaced receiving points are the breeding ground for numerous human rights violations against minority groups by all parties involved - including the Government of Sri Lanka, the LTTE and the Karuna Group.

Alternatives:

recommend including
propose including
advise including
urge including
endorse including

suggest to include

This phrase is correct but less common in English. It may sound slightly awkward to some native speakers.

This phrase can be used when you want to recommend or propose the addition of something, but it is less common than 'suggest including.'