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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Anything but abandoned
Controversial plans to reshape the system of paying for social care, unveiled during the election and then changed, had been “anything but abandoned”, Green said, with a consultation due over the next few months. (The Guardian.)
Does "anything but abandoned" mean "something actually abandoned" in the sentence above?
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anonymous Does "anything but abandoned" mean "something actually abandoned" in the sentence above? No, it means 'certainly NOT abandoned at all'.
- anonymous Does "anything but abandoned" mean "something actually abandoned" in the sentence above?
- No, it means 'certainly NOT abandoned at all'.
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anonymousDoes "anything but abandoned" mean "something actually abandoned" in the sentence above?
No, it means 'certainly NOT abandoned at all'.
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