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Silak12 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Balance of good common sense?

Hi! everyone.
The initiator of a prenuptial agreement fails to trust and appreciate the balance of good common sense and equity embodied in state divorce laws.
Could you rephrase the coloured sentence?
Thanks!
  

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You haven't split the text in a very logical place. The thing that the initiator fails to trust and appreciate is "the balance of good common sense and equity". "equity" in this case means "fairness".

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  • You haven't split the text in a very logical place.
  • The thing that the initiator fails to trust and appreciate is "the balance of good common sense and equity".
  • "equity" in this case means "fairness".
  • "balance" means that both those things are included in sensible amounts relative to other factors.
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You haven't split the text in a very logical place. The thing that the initiator fails to trust and appreciate is "the balance of good common sense and equity". "equity" in this case means "fairness". "balance" means that both those things are included in sensible amounts relative to other factors.
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silak12fails to trust and appreciate the balance of good common sense
Oooh. Tricky. Prenups are normally insisted on by partners who have more to lose than their prospective spouse. I do not think that the initiator fails to trust and appreciate good common sense, indeed he or she must think that they have better common sense than their betrothed. The fail
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