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Maya2 Posted 19 years ago
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are they equivalent?

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00The board was coming under intense pressure to take action, there seeming to be irreconcilable difference between the two sides in the dispute regarding housing policy.02br
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00Because there was (a?) sharp difference between the view(s?) of the two sides, the board was coming under intense pressure.02br
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00Are the sentences above correct? Are they equal in meaning? 02br
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0I wouldn't say that sharp means the same as irreconcilable. 02br 02br 00It's not really clear in the first sentence whether the board was under pressure to take action because of the differences in views, or to take action to resolve the problem caused by the difference in views. 0-

  • 0I wouldn't say that sharp means the same as irreconcilable.
  • 02br 02br 00It's not really clear in the first sentence whether the board was under pressure to take action because of the differences in views, or to take action to resolve the problem caused by the difference in views.
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0I wouldn't say that sharp means the same as irreconcilable. The board was under pressure01b00 to take action02b00.02br
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00It's not really clear in the first sentence whether the board was under pressure to take action because of the differences in views, or to take action to resolve the problem caused by the difference in views. Can you see the dif
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01font00The board was coming under intense pressure to take action, there seeming to be irreconcilable difference between the two sides in the dispute regarding housing policy.02font02br
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01font00Because there was (a?) sharp difference between the view(s?) of the two sides, th
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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10I wouldn't say that sharp means the same as irreconcilable. The board was under pressure11b10 to take action12b10.12br
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10It's not really clear in the first sentence whether the board was under pressure to take action because of the differences in views, or to ta

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