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Contraposition Posted 10 years ago
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after

China moved almost a million people from its coastal provinces to safer areas before Typhoon Morakat hit the mainland on Sunday. Heavy rain triggered landslides and caused several hundred houses to collapse, but the effects weren't as bad as might have been feared, after the damage it had wreaked elsewhere.

What does 'after' mean here?
  

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contraposition What does 'after' mean here? Exactly what it means according to your dictionary. Consider all the damage caused by the typhoon in other affected areas before it reached China, it was less destructive when it reached China.

  • contraposition What does 'after' mean here?
  • Exactly what it means according to your dictionary.
  • Consider all the damage caused by the typhoon in other affected areas before it reached China, it was less destructive when it reached China.
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contrapositionWhat does 'after' mean here?
Exactly what it means according to your dictionary. Consider all the damage caused by the typhoon in other affected areas before it reached China, it was less destructive when it reached China.

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