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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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against time to overcome

0"Saving lives is still the top priority," Chinese President Hu Jintao said Friday, as he arrived in the quake zone. Hu described the current situation as "the most crucial phase" of the rescue effort. "We must race against time 01b00to02b00 overcome all difficulties."02br
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00 Why is 'to' used? It doesn't make much sense to me. I would use 'and'.02br
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02br 01i 01b 00to 02b 00= in order to02i 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 02br 01i 01b 00to 02b 00= in order to02i 0-
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0 .02br
01i01b00to 02b00= in order to02i0-
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0MM, I'm very satified with your answers to all my posts except this one.02br
00Thanks a lot. I know you don't normally post twice in a thread and don't even know if you check the thread again.02br
00I guess, I'll have to figure this out on my own. That's fair.02br
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00I really appreciate your replies to all my posts. 0-
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0 Hi N2G,02br
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00May I ask you why you're not satisfied with the answer? That's exactly how I read it. 02br
00This usage of the infinitive is called "01u00infinitive of purpose02u00" and answers the question "why?" 02br
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01i00"We must race against time 01b00to02b00 overcome all diffic
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0 MM is right. Just learn this meaning. 0-
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0Tanit, I see 'race against time' and 'overcome all difficulties' as two somewhat different tasks, maybe they are a bit overlapped or at most 50%. If you race against time, you'll probably accomplish overcoming SOME or MOST difficulties, not ALL. Using 'to' makes the sentence sounds like the act of racing against time will achieve "overcome ALL difficulties". I think most likely I have confused
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0 Hi,02br
00Stay reassured. 05002br
00You haven't confused me at all. 010id1
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