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Ahn Posted 19 years ago
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a meaning of 'elude' in this sentence
Diversity, it shows, makes us uncomfortable -- but discomfort, it turns out, isn't always a bad thing. Unease with differences helps explain why teams of engineers from different cultures may be ideally suited to solve a vexing problem. Culture clashes can produce a dynamic give-and-take, generating a solution that may have eluded a group of people with more similar backgrounds and approaches
What would 'may have eluded' mean in this context?
Is it mean that the solution may have helped avoid a group with similar people?
What would 'may have eluded' mean in this context?
Is it mean that the solution may have helped avoid a group with similar people?
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To have been unavailable/overlooked/out of reach...
- To have been unavailable/overlooked/out of reach...
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a solution that may have been unavailable to a group with more similar people?
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a solution which could have been missed by ...
a solution which could have escaped ...
a solution which could have escaped ...
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a solution which could have escaped
->Does this mean that 'a solution which could have escaped that a group with similar people is formed?
->Does this mean that 'a solution which could have escaped that a group with similar people is formed?
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